The Battle of Mogadishu: Firsthand Accounts from the Men of Task Force Ranger Book

I was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC, with the 82nd Airborne Division when this battle occurred. What shocked me at the time was how little we were told about it other than what we saw on TV. There was never any "lessons learned" that came out of it that made it down to the sergeant level. So, when Blackhawk Down was published I bought it immediately and read it in a week. I had already left the Army after eight years in the infantry because I realized that the Army was floundering. I remember wishing that I had this book to drive home some of the lessons I get trying to drive home with my own troops in that you hope for the best, plan for the worst.
The Battle of Mogadishu is an excellent book to read after Blackhawk Down. While BHD gives the reader the big picture of the battle, BoM drives it home with the personal narratives of those involved. This was their thoughts, feelings and reactions to an event that the US military never thought could happen. It drives home the idea that a unit doesn't fight I battle for the greater glory of some idea or a flag. When the bullets start flying it's the man to your left and right that matters.
This is that firsthand account of those men that not only volunteered for the military but took it a step further to Special Operations.