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Gothic Serpent - Black Hawk Down Mogadishu 1993

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Raid

Last Stocked on 3/28/2024

Product Info

Title
Gothic Serpent - Black Hawk Down Mogadishu 1993
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Clayton Chun
Publish Year
2012
Pages
80
Dimensions
7x10x.33"
NKG Part #
2147469407
MFG. Part #
OSPRAID031
Type
Softcover
Series
RAID31

Description

This book tells the story of Task Force Ranger – a unit of US Rangers and Special Forces – and their attempt to capture the lieutenants of the Somali warlord Muhamed Farrah Aideed, during the 1993 United Nations’ humanitarian relief mission. What started as a simple snatch-and-grab mission quickly degenerated into a desperate battle for survival when US Black Hawk helicopters were struck by rocket-propelled grenades and crashed into the streets of Mogadishu. Racing to save the crew, Task Force Ranger was surrounded by mobs of hostile Somali gunmen. The battle in the city raged all night as the better-equipped and better-trained US forces kept the nearly overwhelming numbers of Somalis at bay. Finally, battered, bloodied, and low on ammunition, the Task Force was rescued by a combined UN and US relief force and extracted to safety. Containing detailed maps and declassified information, this is a dramatic retelling of a brutal battle that had a far-reaching impact on US military policy.

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