Mogadishu!: Heroism and Tragedy
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Publishing Details
Mogadishu!: Heroism and Tragedy
By (Author) Kent DeLong
By (author) Steven Tuckey
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
22nd November 1994
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
African history
967.73
Physical Properties
Hardback
144
Description
On October 3rd, 1993, two members of the 160th Special Operations Regiment rappelled from their helicopter into the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was to rescue the injured crew of a downed American Blackhawk helicopter about to be overrun by Somali rebels. The men immediately found themselves in a firefight that would cost them, and many of their downed crew, their lives. For their acts of herosim, many of the Rangers have been recommended for Silver Stars and some for the Congressional Medal of Honor (the first in over 20 years). Kent DeLong documents this heoric but tragic mission, having been granted sole access to the military personnel involved, in a dramatic book which has film and television possibilities.
Reviews
Recommended for readers who enjoy suspenseful accounts of close combat. * Publishers Weekly *
Most Americans remember . . . the two troubling televised images that followed [the operation] . . . But there is much more about that day that is told in this book and that should be known by Americans. * The Wall Street Journal *
His dissection of the operation's disappointing results, and his suggestions about how American efforts might have been more effective, should stimulate pointed discussion at a time when the Congress is shying away from humanitarian and military commitments overseas. * The Stars and Stripes *
the authors make each man a real human being and each loss its own tragedy. They also demonstrate what every soldier and marine knows, combat is very personal.This little action in Somalia is like so many others that go unnoticed in the great wars of our time. It was fierce and confused and painful. This is the value of this account. * Military and Naval History Forum Pr *
Author Bio
KENT DeLONG is an internal medicine physician practicing in southern California, and serves as the attending physician for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. He is an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, and the author of War Heroes: True Stories of Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (Praeger, 1993). STEVEN TUCKEY is the editor of a daily newspaper in southern California.
