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Title: In the Company of Heroes: A True Story by Michael J. Durant, Steven Hartov, Mark Bowden ISBN: 0-399-15060-9 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 08 May, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (50 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not to be Missed
Comment: I read "Black Hawk Down" and thought I knew the Michael Durant story. I was mistaken. Durant's new memoir provides many insightful details of his nearly two-week captivity (and its aftermath) not found in Mark Bowden's classic account of the Battle of Mogadishu. The book is an emotional roller-coaster. We are inspired by the heroic selflessness of Gordon and Shughart (the Delta Force operators), and Durant's own courage and stoicism throughout his painful confinement. Most often, he is preoccupied with concern for the well-being of his wife and infant son, as well as tortured anxiety over the fate of his colleagues at the crash site. Rarely is there hint of self-pity or rancor toward his captors. Indeed, he forges an interesting bond with his chief minder, finding ways to communicate despite language and cultural barriers. Especially uplifting is Durant's account of his Red Cross visitor, an event followed immediately by his negative experiences with a pair of international journalists, one French (it figures!), the other Canadian. A definite downer. The story's emotional nadir, however, is the chilling account of Durant's ordeal at the hands of the unruly Somali mob, including a vile, nauseating revelation about how his cheekbone was fractured.
"In the Company of Heroes" was a difficult book to put down. It should not be missed, even if you've read "Black Hawk Down."
Rating: 5
Summary: Thank you Mike Durant!
Comment: Amazing, Bold and Emotional! CW4 Mike Durant is a testament to the American fiber that makes this country great. I am not a usual reader of war books but In the Company of Heroes came to my attention after doing some research about Somalia and seeing Mike Durant recently on the Fox Network's Hannity and Colmes. I expected the book to be exciting and informative after my interest was peaked by the movie, Black Hawk Down. This book far exceeded my expectations. I became obsessed; I could not put it down and I read it in one day.
The feelings that this book stirred up in me was powerful, a proverbial "emotional rollercoaster". I beamed with pride about all the successful missions and the excellent job the military was doing as related by Durant. I was depressed when things did not look favorable for Mike during his captivity. I cried when he read the letter from Stephanie Shughart, the wife of a Delta Operative KIA Somalia.
Mike took me along with him on this mission of Operation Gothic Serpent, I felt like I was right there with him in the cockpit of "Super Six-Four", fighting off the "skinnies". During his captivity, I felt like an observer in time. From the time we got the word that the mission was a go, "F----- Irene", to reaching for the power levers just prior to crash landing, to toasting the return of Mike Durnat, I was right there. Mike introduced me to some of the finest fighting men this world has ever known. I felt I knew these brave men, their memory lives on in all who read this book. Never before has a story of such heroic men and their families been told, at least not to my knowledge. I was heart broken when we learned that Cliff, Donavan, Randy, Gary and the others did not make it home alive.
Mike Durant had to write this book, he had to tell this story, no question about it. More than a book, this work is a record of history. It gave us a glimpse of what it is like to defend this great country. I had the utmost respect for our service men and after reading this book all I can say is I have never been more proud to be an American. Mike Durant, "I'm Lucy!"
Rating: 5
Summary: My questions have been answered.
Comment: After seeing Blackhawk Down, I had always wondered about what happened to Michael Durant after he was captured. This book told every last detail of his captivity including many intermitant chapters about his background and career with the Night Stalkers - SOAR Special Ops Helicopter group. Including training/bootcamp, missions in Panama, the Gulf War and so on.
Very compelling book. The descriptions of the atmospheres, emotions and pain of his ordeal in captivity are vivid and captivating. I read this book straight through in 2 sittings. Very compelling. A must read for any enthusiast of military, war, government and personal trials and tribulations fans.
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Title: No Room for Error: The Covert Operations of America's Special Tactics Units from Iran To Afghanistan by Benjamin F. Schemmer, Col. John T. Carney ISBN: 0345453336 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden ISBN: 0140288503 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 28 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Inside Delta Force : The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit by ERIC HANEY ISBN: 0385336039 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pub. Date: 14 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Hunt for Bin Laden by Robin Moore ISBN: 0375508619 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Guts to Try : The Untiold Story of the Iran Hostage Rescue Mission by the On-Scene DesertCommander by Colonel James H. Kyle, John Robert Eidson ISBN: 034544695X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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