Black Hawk Down discussion

so far there has been much discussion in the book about the logistics of the attack on this house and how they plan to do it. I think that so far it is a pretty good book and that as it progresses and the action heightens it will be harder to put down. I think it was interesting about how the author made so much "go wrong" in the attack on the house. I wanted to know if it were realistic for things like that to go so wrong in the actual plan itself. i can not wait to keep reading this book and see how the rest of the attack pans out.

keep reading, it gets better

Mark Bowden did a great job, primarily from not just the research, but he spoke with many of the Rangers, including Keni Thomas, who I had contact with, and Matt Eversman. Randy Shughart was a frind of mine, and I had met gary Gordon. The film did the book justice. I think about my buddies every Oct 3 and on veterans Day. I wear the KIA bracelet for Dominick Pilla.

Great book, I read it while I was in the Army. As to your question about if it was realistic for so many things to go wrong, I think its absolutely realistic. There is a saying that no plan survives first contact. Basically that means anything could happen. As we read in BHD, sometimes several things go wrong and plans fall through.

This is the best book written about the events of October 3, 1993. However, there are other books which help to shed additional light on things. "The battle of Moadishu" by several military participants (soldiers and airmen) including Matt Eversman, Raleigh Cash, Mike Kurth, John Belman, Dan Schilling, and one of the other Combat Search and Rescue guys (I forgot his name)was very helpful in illuminating and focussing on specific areas of the battle. I found Dan Schilling's account most helpful because he sheds a lot of light on the convoy problems that seemed ridiculous and made the higher ups look idiotic. Mike Durant's book "In the Company of Heroes" was really great also and covered his part of the battle, and his days of captivity in Mogadishu. General Jerry Boykin (Commander of the Delta Force contingent) also wrote a great book "Never Surrender," which covers his entire career, but helps understand this battle a little better also. I've also googled and read monographs of this battle written by Larry Perrino, and Jim Lechner. If you still have questions after reading BHD, these other sources can be somewhat helpful. I just found out that Keni Thomas wrote a book which I'm dying to read since it uses lessons learned during this battle and applies them to life. It looks wonderful!