Remembering the Battle of Mogadishu, Part One

October 16, 2019 00:41:56
Remembering the Battle of Mogadishu, Part One
The Spear
Remembering the Battle of Mogadishu, Part One

Oct 16 2019 | 00:41:56

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Show Notes

This episode of The Spear is the first in a two-part series featuring three guests who took part in the Battle of Mogadishu, made famous by the book Black Hawk Down and the movie of the same name. Even if you've read the book or the movie, you're certain to learn much more about that fight from these three practitioners from the Army's most elite combat units. (This episode originally ran in 2018.)

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