They were integrated into the mission after their operating base was discovered and due to be attacked. On october 3, a disastrous raid against a somali warlord shattered the confidence of the worlds only superpower. This book tells the story of task force ranger a unit of us rangers and special forces and their attempt to capture the lieutenants of the somali warlord muhamed farrah aideed, during the 1993 united nations humanitarian relief mission. Seems like they spent their time mixing with the airforce combat controllers and pjs. The operation occurred in somalia from august to october 1993 and was supervised by the joint special operations command jsoc. The book is well writen and goes into some details of the rescue force that is not told in black hawk down, but the format is more appropriated for a printed edition because the maps and photographs have a low resolution in kindle and those are the great strength of this book. Operation gothic serpent aircraft references page 7. This book tells the story of task force ranger a unit of us rangers and special forces and their attempt to capture the lieutenants of the. For those interested in mogadishu 1993 and the black hawk down mission, gothic serpent, this is a useful book and a good read. Battle of mogadishu, operation restore hope, operation gothic serpent, special operations, somalia, 1993, mogadishu, bosnia, darfur, rwanda, genocide. Books available for checkout from the aviation technical library. Operation gothic serpent was a military operation conducted by united states special operations forces during the somali civil war with the primary mission of capturing faction leader mohamed farrah aidid.
After graduating with buds class 143, he later became a top sniper with seal team six. It also explains where the american special forces went wrong. Gothic serpent black hawk down mogadishu 1993 by clayton chun, 9781849085847, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Winn mahuron mechanic, tommy field, bill cleveland, ray frank, mike durant. The proper mount comes in the academy 5 mh60l kit listed incorrectly as an ah60l.
What started as a simple snatchandgrab mission quickly degenerated into a desperate battle for survival when us black hawk helicopters were struck by. Ricks book the generals as well, as a companion to this book. The battle of mogadishu by matt eversmann penguin books. Operation gothic serpent was a military operation conducted by united states special operations forces with the primary mission of capturing warlord mohamed farrah aidid. The successes and failures of the battle of mogadishu and its. For his actions in operation gothic serpent in mogadishu, somalia in 1993, he was awarded the silver star for gallantry in action against an enemy of the united states, and the purple heart for injuries sustained in action. As a chalk leader, eversmann was part of the first group of rangers to fast rope from the. Black hawk down mogadishu 1993 raid book 31 kindle edition by clayton k. Operation gothic serpent news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2010 learn. The book by journalist mark bowden and later the movie black. Everyone aboard super six four, with the exception of pilot michael durant, died during the battle of mogadishu on october 3rd, 1993 while taking part in operation gothic serpent.
Operation gothic serpent aircraft references page 10. In operation gothic serpent, what happened to the crew. Current mh60m, but the same basic setup that was used during op gothic serpent. Books, audiobooks, and dvds owned by avn tech library.
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