Black Hawk Down

i have just finished the book, Black Hawk Down. this book has really changed my outlook towards the army and what happens to those soldiers when they are in the middle of a fight. mark bowden does a great job of making you understand the feelings of the soldiers and he rights it in a way that you can almost see what they are seeing. before i read this book i would read a war book and i would not really understand what they were feeling and how close they were to dying. after i read this book i cant read another war book the same because bowden did such a great job of describing it. he doesn't leave anything out. he describes the sights and smells of the city very well. another thing about his descriptions is how he never leaves anything out of the description. he will tell you what color the car that the soldiers are hiding behind and what color the houses around them are. he really gets into the minds of the soldiers and then does a great job translating into words for his readers to read. he gets you to feel scared when they are scared and sad when a man is shot. when you read the book you can't help but keep reading because it is so exciting. i strongly recomend this book to anyone who likes action and a gripping tale. you just can't put the book down once you start because of how exciting it is. he gets you hooked right away by jumping straight into the action instead of going on and on about stupid political stuff.