In the Company of Heroes

Posted on 22 July 2017 by Michael J. Durant

Piloting a U.S Army Special Operations Blackhawk over Somalia, Michael Durant was shot down with a rocket propelled grenade on October 3, 1993 With devastating injuries, he was taken prisoner by a Somali warlord With revealing insight and emotion, he tells the story of what he saw, how he survived, and the courage and heroism that only soldiers under fire could ever know. Best Download In the Company of Heroes [ By ] Michael J. Durant [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Michael J Durant s personal story of survival provides only brief back story before delving into the actual battle The account is told mainly as a first person narrative describing his experience with a limited number of broad picture overviews of the entire battle He describes what happened to him If you d like a complementary and complete overview of the mission, read Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden.Once Michael s Black Hawk Super Six Four is hit in the tail by an RPG, you go directly into Michael J Durant s personal story of survival provides only brief back story before delving into the actual battle The account is told mainly as a first person narrative describing his experience with a limited number of broad picture overviews of the entire battle He describes what happened to him If you d like a complementary and complete overview of the mission, read Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden.Once Michael s Black Hawk Super Six Four is hit in th...Disclosure Mike Durant is a personal friend.The truth behind the movie Black Hawk Down, with the incredible true story by Mike Durant.If you saw the movie Black Hawk Down, you may recall the name of the man that they would not leave behind Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Durant If you watched national news broadcasts in October 1993, you saw the battered face of Michael Durant America watched with shock as he was dragged through the streets of Mogadishu.The hostilities in Somalia have b Disclosure Mike Durant is a personal friend.The truth behind the movie Black Hawk Down, with the incredible true story by Mike Durant.If you saw the movie Black Hawk Down, you may recall the name of the man that they would not leave behind Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Durant If you watched national news broadcasts in October 1993, you saw the battered face of Michael Durant America watched with shock as he was dragged through the streets of Mogadishu.The hostilities in Somalia have been debated in articles, books, documentaries, and now finally in the words of Mike Durant Durant explained to me that the movie ends with him in captivity He thought, Wow, many people are wondering, What happened to that guy I ve had a lot of people ask me, How did you get out of there, and what happened to you In the Company of Heroes pays homage to the men who served with him in Somalia Pla...This was, for the most part, an interesting straightforward account of Michael Durant s time in the military, focusing primarily on the downing of his Blackhawk over Mogadishu, Somalia, and his time spent in captivity as a prisoner of the Somali warlord Mohamed Aidid What I liked about the book was the rather no nonsense clarity of it The big picture especially America s involvement in Somalia was except for Durant s negative opinions regarding the Clinton administ...This book is about Michael J Durrant He is a pilot with the 160th SOAR or the Night Stalkers as they are known in the military They are special forces helicopter pilots and are considered the best of the best as far as aviators are concerned This book deals specifically with the events featured in the book and movie Black Hawk Down.Michael Durrant is the pilot of one of the two blackhawk helicopters that were shot down over Mogadishu, Somalia in October of 1993 He is the only survior of This book is about Michael J Durrant He is a pilot with the 160th SOAR or the Night Stalkers as they are known in the military They are special forces helicopter pilots and are considered the best of the best as far as aviators are concerned This book deals specifically with the events featured in the book and movie Black Hawk Down.Michael Durrant is the pilot of one of the two blackhawk helicopters that were shot down over Mogadishu, Somalia in October of 1993 He i...This was a really good first hand account of the experiences of Mike Durant during his capture and captivity in Somalia after his Blackhawk went down Durant doesn t shy away from telling it like it is how he saw it The author also gives you glimpses into the Night Stalkers and their intense camraderie which I really enjoyed I did read Black Hawk Down before reading this book and would encourage other readers to do that as well because it gives you good context as to what was going on I would This was a really good first hand account of the experiences of Mike Durant during his capture and captivity in Somalia after his Blackhawk went down Durant doesn t shy away from telling it ...Other than the horrible injuries, he had a very mild captivity.Shot down in Somalia, this is the story of a soldier s life in an unexpected situation This is the personal story of what happened from the man who was there You can not read this book without realizing the author and those in the story are true heroes.I had been looking forward to this book for some time but it didn t live up to my expectations If you re looking for a book about Mike s life as an SOF pilot then this does the job quite well If, like myself, you re expecting a balanced account of Mike s experience in Somalia, you may be let down.About half the book is taken up with anecdotes and memories that have nothing to do with Somalia That s no big deal as it is still an interesting read, but the description on the back cover doesn t p I had been looking forward to this book for some time but it didn t live up to my expectations If you re looking for a book about Mike s life as an SOF pilot then this does the job quite well If, like myself, you re expecting a balanced account of Mike s experience in Somalia, you may be let down.About half the book is taken up with anecdotes and memories that have nothing to do with Somalia That s no big deal as it is still an interesting read, but the d...The movie Black Hawk Down portrayed a battle in the streets of Mogadishu between American forces and those of Somali warlords Perhaps better than in any other film was its capture of modern urban warfare Eventerrifying to some though, was its display of U.S combat failure Whilst the battle may have been indeterminant in the war , and casualties massively higher on the Somalian side, to the US public seeing the partially dismembered corpses of A...Great book, great story, solid writing.Okay, so here s one of my deep dark secrets secretly, I really love army action movies like Black Hawk Down my husband loves this about me I m a big fan of the movie I always knew that I lived in the same town as Michael Durant, however until I was reviewing pictures of Facebook of a local speaking engagement he gave, I never realized that he had written a book about his time behind enemy lines in Mogadishu I immediately put it on hold at the Library Great book, great story, solid writing.Okay, so here s one of my deep dark secrets secretly, I really love army action movies like Black Hawk Down my husband loves this about me I m a big fan of the movie I always knew that I lived in the same town as Michael Durant, however until I was reviewing pictures of Facebook of a local speaking engagement he gave, I never realized that he had written a book about his time behind enemy lines in Mogadishu I immediately put it on hold at the Library I have never been in the Army Yet, this book was such a steady trip into the mind of Michael Durant, it felt like I was The book does a great job of developing his story The sequence of events you see in Black Hawk Down take up the first 20 o...

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22 July 2017

Michael J. Durant