I'm doing a paper on it and im clueless on what to look for or what it is
2006-10-19 08:42:42 · 7 answers · asked by becky 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
As I side note, I know people that have witnessed what happened in Somalia and they think that the U.S. is perceiving the incident in their glory, so I wouldn't believe much of what your history teacher tells you or what the movie "Black Hawk Down" portrays. For the sake of your paper, just use this bs to get it over with.
"The U. S. troops come to Somalia with good intentions, hoping to save lives and not take them. Increasingly mired in the incomprehensible, feudal politics of Somalia- in which one clan has been pitted against another for a millennium-the soldiers are destined for a brutal education when the carefully planned mission takes unexpected turns. .. resulting in the U. S. military's single biggest firefight since Vietnam.
When the mission commences, it appears every man, woman and child in Mogadishu takes up arms against the Americans, turning the city into a deadly combat zone. And when two seemingly invincible Black Hawk helicopters are shot down over the city, the mission completely changes into a desperate race against time to rescue the surviving flight crews, and finally, the soldiers on the ground. Young Rangers and veteran Delta Force soldiers must fight side by side against overwhelming odds. For 18 harrowing hours, they remain trapped and wounded in the most hostile district of Mogadishu until a rescue convoy can be mounted to retrieve them. Outnumbered and surrounded, tensions flare, friends are lost, alliances are formed and soldiers learn the true nature of war and heroism. "
2006-10-19 09:31:34 · answer #1 · answered by hannan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black Hawk Down Summary
2016-09-28 21:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by pharisien 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what is black hawk down?(short summary)?
I'm doing a paper on it and im clueless on what to look for or what it is
2015-08-12 04:46:10 · answer #3 · answered by Gilberto 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a movie based on a best selling book detailing an ill-fated US Army mission in Somalia on Oct. 3, 1993.
2006-10-19 08:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by lmsoike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its based on events that happened in Somali. U.S. sends in special forces to capture the leader of the country whos starving and killing his own people. Try looking at The Battle of Mogadishu.
2006-10-19 09:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this site too. http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/Events/Somalia93/Somalia93.html
I had military family and friends there, October 3rd.
2006-10-19 08:53:32 · answer #6 · answered by favrd1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackhawk_Down
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_Down:_A_Story_of_Modern_War
2006-10-19 08:45:32 · answer #7 · answered by Sheldon119 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋