The story of Black Hawk pilot Mike Durant recounts how he was shot down and taken prisoner in Somalia during a critical gunfight in October 1993, and describes his captivity and the heroic deeds of his fellow comrades.

Maps on lining papers. Some copies are New American Library paperback, reprint 2004 ; xvi, 361 p., [16] p. of plates ; ill., maps ; 23 cm. General collection. aIncluded in the U.S. Army Chief of Staff's Professional Reading List, 2004.