| In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down Contributor(s): Durant, Michael J. (Author), Hartov, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0451210603 ISBN-13: 9780451210609 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: Revealing never-before-told stories with the incisive thought and emotion of one who was there, this personal story behind "Black Hawk Down"" . . . is one of great bravery, of going to hell and making it back alive."--"Indianapolis Star." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Military - United States - History | Africa - East |
| Dewey: 967.730 |
| LCCN: 2003043196 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6" W x 9.08" (0.95 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - East Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Revealing never-before-told stories with the incisive thought and emotion of one who was there. The author does not pull any punches...his story, is one of great bravery, of going to hell and making it back. --Indianapolis Star His battered face appeared on the cover of Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report to the shock and horror of all Americans. Black Hawk pilot Mike Durant was shot down and taken prisoner during America's biggest firefight since the Vietnam War. Published in the tenth anniversary year of the Somali conflict, this gripping personal account at last tells the world about Durant's harrowing captivity and the heroic deeds of his doomed comrades. And, as readers will discover, Durant proves himself to be nothing less than a hero. |