A historical analysis of Pre-Civil War Somalia. Examines how Somalia became an independent nation, how its political structure was organized, and leaders of the

1993 nightmare operation in Mogadishu that left 18 US soldiers dead and led to the troop withdrawal from Somalia.

#1 New York Times Bestseller: The “riveting” account of the 1993 operation in Mogadishu—the longest sustained firefight involving US troops since Vietnam