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1.Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern WarBlack Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
from G. K. Hall & Company
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This is a good read. I will most likely re-read this book every year or so. Thanks for telling their story.

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2.In the Company of HeroesIn the Company of Heroes
from Corgi Books
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You may be familiar with the story of Blackhawk Down. This is the incredible story of Michael Durant, whose helicopter was shot down over Somalia in 1993. With a broken back, compound fracture of his femur and other assorted injuries he was kept as a prisoner-of-war by warlord Mohammed Aidid. A... more info

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3.Desert FlowerDesert Flower
from Virago Press Ltd
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4.The Battle of Mogadishu: Firsthand Accounts from the Men of Task Force RangerThe Battle of Mogadishu: Firsthand Accounts from the Men of Task Force Ranger
from Presidio Press
Price: $4.17

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My respect for these men is absolute and certain, however, this book is not well written. Please read "Black Hawk Down" or "In the Company of Heroes" for an accurate, devestatingly intense narrative of what really happend on that day.

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5.Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and EritreaSurrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
from Vintage
Price: $7.75

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Surrender or Starve is a solid book that deserves reading, especially if you knew nothing of the Ethiopian/Eritrean conflict. When I was young, I distinctly recall images of the famine in Ethiopia, calls to action from within the United States but, like Kaplan emphasizes, the West did not appreciate... more info

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6.Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Socotra (Helm Field Guides)Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Socotra (Helm Field Guides)
from Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
Price: $40.10

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Basics: 2009, softcover, 496pp, field/identification guide, 213 color plates of all 1,000+ species in the region; range maps
This is another top quality book produced by the authors for the eastern region of Africa. Upon opening this book, you'll recognize many of the plates from their earlier... more info

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7.Black Hawk DownBlack Hawk Down
from Corgi Books
Price: $8.35

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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... more info

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8.Terrorist Trail: Backtracking the Foreign FighterTerrorist Trail: Backtracking the Foreign Fighter
from Posterity Press
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Awesome Book! I read it in Iraq and tells the truth as to what is really going on. Highlly recommended... China is behind this war

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9.Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa (Eastern African Studies)Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa (Eastern African Studies)
from James Currey
Price: $16.99

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The fourth edition (2002) of I.M. Lewis' A History of the Somali is described on the back cover as "Somalia's most definitive history updated," and it is indeed a comprehensive survey of Somali history, opening at about the tenth century A.D. Those interested in reading the book for the insights it... more info

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10.Humanitarianism Under Fire: The US and UN Intervention in SomaliaHumanitarianism Under Fire: The US and UN Intervention in Somalia
from Kumarian Press
Price: $15.45

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Humanitarianism under fire tells a thorough story of what happened in Somalia in 1993 and before. This is a scholarly part memoir that provides a full accounting of the history behind what happened. It answers the questions why Bush went into Somalia and why did Clinton fail in Somalia. The book... more info

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