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A story of equipment failures, bad luck, poor planning and unbelievable courage written 25 years after the battle, this new book by Leigh Neville reveals the hard-hitting truth of what happened minute by minute in the dusty streets of Mogadishu.
On October 3, 1993, Task Force Ranger was dispatched to seize two high-profile lieutenants of a Somali warlord. Special Forces troops were transported by ground vehicles and helicopters, and the mission was meant to be over within the hour.
They quickly found themselves under heavy fire, and two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down. With a hastily organized relief column many hours away, the American troops faced a desperate battle for survival.
Focusing on the stories of the soldiers on the ground, and in the air, Day of the Rangers reveals the experiences and recollections of the Special Forces units, including the Rangers, Delta operators and Nightstalker crews who fought in the battle of Mogadishu.
Published to mark the battle's 25th anniversary and using recently declassified documents and new interviews with many of the participants, Day of the Rangers is a fascinating and revealing new history of a battle that would influence American Special Forces for decades to come.
Published | 20 Sep 2018 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 304 |
ISBN | 9781472824264 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Series | General Military |
Short code | GNM |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
This book about the Battle of Mogadishu is a must-read, simple as that. [...] As soon as I finished this title I re-read it. Buy this book.
Sgt Adam Jackson, Para, Soldier Magazine, February 2019
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