- Taschenbuch: 570 Seiten
- Verlag: Corgi Adult; Auflage: New Ed (6. Juli 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0552147508
- ISBN-13: 978-0552147507
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,4 x 10,6 x 3,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (2 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 745.367 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In Black Hawk Down journalist Mark Bowden delivers a strikingly detailed account of the 1993 nightmare operation in Mogadishu that left 18 American soldiers dead and many more wounded. This early foreign-policy disaster for the Clinton administration led to the resignation of Secretary of Defence Les Aspin and a total troop withdrawal from Somalia. Bowden does not spend much time considering the context; instead he provides a moment-by-moment chronicle of what happened in the air and on the ground. His gritty narrative tells of how Rangers and elite Delta Force troops embarked on a mission to capture a pair of high-ranking deputies to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid only to find themselves surrounded in a hostile African city. Their high-tech MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters had been shot down and a number of other miscues left them trapped through the night. Bowden describes Mogadishu as a place of Mad Max--like anarchy--implying strongly that there was never any peace for the supposed peacekeepers to keep. He makes full use of the defence bureaucracy's extensive paper trail--which includes official reports, investigations and even radio transcripts--to describe the combat with great accuracy, right down to the actual dialogue. He supplements this with hundreds of his own interviews, turning Black Hawk Down into a completely authentic non-fiction novel, a lively page-turner that will make readers feel like they're standing beside the embattled troops. This will quickly be realised as a modern military classic. --John J. Miller
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Journalist Mark Bowden delivers a strikingly detailed account of the 1993 nightmare operation in Mogadishu that left 18 American soldiers dead and many more wounded. This early foreign-policy disaster for the Clinton administration led to the resignation of Secretary of Defence Les Aspin and a total troop withdrawal from Somalia. Bowden does not spend much time considering the context; instead he provides a moment-by-moment chronicle of what happened in the air and on the ground. His gritty narrative tells of how Rangers and elite Delta Force troops embarked on a mission to capture a pair of high-ranking deputies to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid only to find themselves surrounded in a hostile African city. Their high-tech MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters had been shot down and a number of other miscues left them trapped through the night. Bowden describes Mogadishu as a place of Mad Max-like anarchy-- implying strongly that there was never any peace for the supposed peacekeepers to keep. He makes full use of the defence bureaucracy's extensive paper trail--which includes official reports, investigations and even radio transcripts--to describe the combat with great accuracy, right down to the actual dialogue. He supplements this with hundreds of his own interviews, turning Black Hawk Down into a completely authentic non-fiction novel, a lively page-turner that will make readers feel like they're standing beside the embattled troops. This will quickly be realised as a modern military classic. --John J. Miller
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Mit "Blackhawk Down" dürfte Mark Bowden eine der besten und realistischsten Beschreibungen eines echten Kampfeinsatzes nach dem Vietnamkrieg gelungen sein. Das Buch ist an historischer Genauigkeit kaum zu übertreffen (Zum großen Teil läßt Bowden die Charaktere ihre Originalsätze während des Kampfes sprechen - der ganze Kampf und der Funkverkehr wurde ja komplett auf Video und Tonband aufgezeichnet). Man meint beim Lesen die Hitze, den Staub, das Vorbeipfeifen der Kugeln und die Explosionen der Panzerfäuste zu hören. Die ganze Geschichte des fehlgeschlagenen Einsatzes in der Gluthitze von Mogadischu wird bis ins allerkleinste Detail erzählt und analysiert, aber immer mit größtem stilistischen Geschick; nie wirkt die Geschichte trocken oder wie eine bloße Chronologie der Ereignisse.Es wird dem Leser ein faszinierender Einblick in Ausbildung, Struktur, Fähigkeiten und Mentalität von Einheiten wie den Rangers und der Delta Force vermittelt. Der amerikanische Autor (ein professioneller Journalist) gleitet aber nie in plumpen Nationalismus ab sondern bleibt stets kritisch. Eigentlich hatte er erwartet, daß das Militär ihn für dieses Buch hassen würde, aber nein: Präsident Clinton, der Generalstabschef der USA und der Oberkommandant des US Marinekorps haben ihn begeistert zu diesem Buch beglückwünscht, in West Point wurde das Buch zur Pflichtlektüre für alle Kadetten erklärt ! Mein Tip: wer sich für Geschichten über und Erzählungen aus dem Krieg interessiert, für den ist dieses Buch ein Muß !
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Black Hawk Down ist eines der besten "Kriegsbeschreibungen" die ich je gelesen habe. Es ist unheimlich fesselnd und auch erschütternd, wenn man bedenkt, daß die Ereignisse tatsächlich so geschehen sind. Mark Bowden hat einen wirklich guten Job gemacht beide Seiten des Konfliktes zu beschreiben. Ich würde jedem, der den Film gesehen hat, empfehlen auch das Buch zu lesen, da der Film nur einen Teil der Geschichte erzählt und auch einige (meiner Meinung nach wichtigen) Entwicklungen, die zu den hohen Verlusten auf amerikanischer Seite geführt haben nicht wiedergibt. Ich habe erst das Buch gelesen und dann den Film gesehen und vermisste einige Ereignisse, die meiner Meinung nach wichtig für das Verstehen der ganzen Entwicklungen sind und die Schwierigkeiten bei solchen Einsätzen verdeutlichen.
Die Mission war ERFOLGREICH.. im Gegensatz zu dem, was viele über diesen Einsatz sagen. Die Soldaten verhafteten die Männer, die sie verhaften sollten; was korrekt ist, der Preis, den sie bezahlen mußten war erheblich höher, als sie erwartet hatten. Aber aus rein militärischer Sichtweise war der Einsatz erfolgreich ausgeführt. They accomplished the mission.
Was mir an der Arbeit von Mark Bowden sehr gut gefällt, er hebt sich kritische Worte für das Nachwort auf.
Die Mission war ERFOLGREICH.. im Gegensatz zu dem, was viele über diesen Einsatz sagen. Die Soldaten verhafteten die Männer, die sie verhaften sollten; was korrekt ist, der Preis, den sie bezahlen mußten war erheblich höher, als sie erwartet hatten. Aber aus rein militärischer Sichtweise war der Einsatz erfolgreich ausgeführt. They accomplished the mission.
Was mir an der Arbeit von Mark Bowden sehr gut gefällt, er hebt sich kritische Worte für das Nachwort auf.
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7. November 2007
Format:Taschenbuch
Black Hawk Down is a fascinating book about an American war against Somali's, that goes terribly wrong. The American soldiers were dispatched from base on a mission that was expected to last only 3 hours, therefore they leave behind most of their equipment. Then once they get there, even before the battle starts, things start going wrong. From then on, event after event, the conditions just keep on getting worse, until a Black Hawk is seen dropping down fast from the sky, smoke coming from the tail. From then on, the American soldiers continue to lose hope, and believe that they will be stuck there forever, without their necessary supplies and equipment.
The 486 page long book, written by Mark Bowden, is an amazingly true story about a modern war taken from all aspects of the soldiers in the war. The book is written in 3rd person omniscient, and literally uses each soldier in the war as a character. In this book you will get to hear the war happening, and everything that each soldier is thinking and shooting. But there are many characters (emphasis on many) in this book, and to fully enjoy it, I would recommend re-reading it so that you can understand each character. In some points of the story the book does get slow, talking about some soldiers lives before the war, but in the long run, it helps you understand the behaviors and characteristics of each soldier, making the book that much more enjoyable.
Black Hawk Down does use some terminology that is war related and sophisticated, but you most likely won't need to be going into a dictionary to discover the meanings of their code words and weapon terminology. The novel is somewhat gory and graphic, but not extremely horrible. Ages +14 should be able to handle this book of a true war story.
Overall this novel is a great insider story on modern war. It shows what actually happens in wars, without the Hollywood effects added in. And since there are plenty of characters in this book, you should definitely be able to relate to one of them, and see how you would do in a war situation such as this. Therefore I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars (I would give it 4.5 stars, but there is no option) because of its honesty of war, and its great detail in which it immerses you into the story with.
The 486 page long book, written by Mark Bowden, is an amazingly true story about a modern war taken from all aspects of the soldiers in the war. The book is written in 3rd person omniscient, and literally uses each soldier in the war as a character. In this book you will get to hear the war happening, and everything that each soldier is thinking and shooting. But there are many characters (emphasis on many) in this book, and to fully enjoy it, I would recommend re-reading it so that you can understand each character. In some points of the story the book does get slow, talking about some soldiers lives before the war, but in the long run, it helps you understand the behaviors and characteristics of each soldier, making the book that much more enjoyable.
Black Hawk Down does use some terminology that is war related and sophisticated, but you most likely won't need to be going into a dictionary to discover the meanings of their code words and weapon terminology. The novel is somewhat gory and graphic, but not extremely horrible. Ages +14 should be able to handle this book of a true war story.
Overall this novel is a great insider story on modern war. It shows what actually happens in wars, without the Hollywood effects added in. And since there are plenty of characters in this book, you should definitely be able to relate to one of them, and see how you would do in a war situation such as this. Therefore I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars (I would give it 4.5 stars, but there is no option) because of its honesty of war, and its great detail in which it immerses you into the story with.
3 von 3 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Ooh-Ahh!! For the Hoo-ah. Gung-ho best takes on the Somalis.
13. November 2007
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Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden is an intense book about a U.S. military mission that started out as a seemingly easy assignment, but went terribly wrong. This story concerns events that actually happened during two days in October 1993 in the sandy desert city of Mogadishu, Somalia. The main mission for the members of the Rangers and Delta Squad was to capture two important Habr Gidr clan members, and possibly the warlord, Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Instead, the troops found themselves involved in a bloody battle with Somalis determined to eliminate the soldiers.
Black Hawk Down is a very engrossing book. Mark Bowden does a great job making the reader feel as if they were right in the action. The book is occasionally gory, especially with the descriptions of gunshot wounds, but shouldn't be too bad for most readers at and above high school age. There wasn't a moment in the book when I wasn't rooting for the soldiers to survive against the odds. The book follows many individuals. The differences in each character's point of view on the action gives the reader a better look into modern warfare.
I recommend this book, since it is one that will keep anyone on the edge of his or her seat. It opens a portal into the horrors of war and doesn't go soft for a single sentence.
Black Hawk Down is a very engrossing book. Mark Bowden does a great job making the reader feel as if they were right in the action. The book is occasionally gory, especially with the descriptions of gunshot wounds, but shouldn't be too bad for most readers at and above high school age. There wasn't a moment in the book when I wasn't rooting for the soldiers to survive against the odds. The book follows many individuals. The differences in each character's point of view on the action gives the reader a better look into modern warfare.
I recommend this book, since it is one that will keep anyone on the edge of his or her seat. It opens a portal into the horrors of war and doesn't go soft for a single sentence.
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Great
25. April 2006
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this was the singal greatest story of war i have evr read. He describes the situation in Somalia and how the soldiers deal with it. This is a great buy and you will not be able to put it down once you start.
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