Streets of Mogadishu

by Danny McKnight

On October 3, 1993 in the most dangerous part of Mogadishu, Somalia the men of Task Force RANGER became involved in the most intense combat for American troops since the Vietnam War. Streets of Mogadishu addresses not only this situation commonly referred to as Black Hawk Down, but also the untold stories of that military engagement, the real events of Task Force RANGER combat operations from leadership to the negative impacts of political correctness on military decisions.

Genres: Military Fiction, History

216 pages, Paperback

First published July 4, 2011

Reviews

[Steven Hambrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learned more about leadership in the first few chapters of this book than 15 years in the Army. Great book, great guy.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

COL McKnight is an absolute American treasure. I can tell he is the type of leader the military needs right now, too bad he’s retired. He hits the nail on the head when he mentioned that politically correctness will be the downfall of our nation and he is 100% correct. His leadership style and writing style make my heart so happy. I absolutely loved every word of this book and the lessons taught can not compare to anything else you will read about leadership. Amazing. Simply brilliant.

[Lance J. LoRusso · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent insight into political influence and how if affects military operations ultimately costing lives. This is an invaluable view from the ground from a man with a lot of miles on his boots. He has earned our respect, and his book is a memorial to the men who died for their country on the Streets of Mogadishu.

[Dwayne Mchottie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

A good book that needed better editing for the Kindle version. Great leadership lessons for everyone. Hope to one day hear the author speak.

[Paul F · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent leadership read.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great quick read about combat operations in 1993 in Somalia. Very interesting from COL McKnight's perspective on both military and political decision making.

[Mark Austin · Rating 2 out of 5]

★ - Most books with this rating I never finish and so don't make this list. This one I probably started speed-reading to get it over with.
★★ - Average. Wasn't terrible, but not a lot to recommend it. Probably skimmed parts of it.
★★★ - Decent. A few good ideas, well-written passages, interesting characters, or the like.
★★★★ - Good. This one had parts that inspired me, impressed me, made me laugh out loud, made me think - it got positive reactions and most of the rest of it was pretty decent too.
★★★★★ - Amazing. This is the best I've read of its genre, the ones I hold on to so I can re-read them and/or loan them out to people looking for a great book. The best of these change the way I look at the world and operate within it.

[Opa · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a Vietnam veteran, I really appreciate this book. You can tell that he wrote this book to keep a promise to himself to honor those who served and died during the "Blackhawk Down" incident. This is what every good soldier does. He/she protects and honors the people they serve with no matter what the larger wartime issue may be. His analysis of good leadership was spot on and his opinion of the Clinton and Obama administration was totally accurate.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyable, fast-paced read. Fascinating to learn the true story behind the events of "Black Hawk Down".