52 pages 1 hour read

Mark Bowden

Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

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Essay Topics

1.

What was your greatest frustration with the predicament of the American troops in the battle of Mogadishu? Who do you feel had the most responsibility for their desperate situation?

2.

Many characters in the book ask, “How could this have happened?” After finishing the book, how would you answer that question? 

3.

Why do the Somali crowds flock to battlegrounds?