An operation to abduct a Somali warlord in 1993 Mogadishu leaves 18 Americans dead, 70 wounded and several helicopters destroyed. Filled with imagery--a Somali gunman attacks, riding a cow, a gunwoman fights with a baby on her arm--the book is based on interviews with participants on both sides. The testimony illustrates the military's arrogance and the hate it engendered in the population. By a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, author of Bringing the Heat.

"Portions of this book were originally published as a series in The Philadelphia inquirer."

The Assault --Black Hawk Down -- Overrun -- The Alamo -- N.S.D.Q. The assault -- Black hawk down -- Overrun -- The Alamo -- N.S.D.Q. -- Afterword.