TY - BOOK AB - In 1993, a band of U.S. soldiers in Somalia were on a mission to capture two lieutenants of a Somali warlord. Through the night, in the longest sustained fighting by American troops since Vietnam, they battled thousands of armed Somalis. By morning, 18 Americans were dead. Now a major motion picture from Columbia Pictures, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett, and Sam Shepard, set for release in March 2002. AU - Bowden, Mark, CN - Bowden CY - New York, N.Y. : ID - 311254 KW - Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993. N1 - "A Signet book." N2 - In 1993, a band of U.S. soldiers in Somalia were on a mission to capture two lieutenants of a Somali warlord. Through the night, in the longest sustained fighting by American troops since Vietnam, they battled thousands of armed Somalis. By morning, 18 Americans were dead. Now a major motion picture from Columbia Pictures, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett, and Sam Shepard, set for release in March 2002. PB - New American Library, 2002, c2000. PP - New York, N.Y. : SN - 0451205146 SN - 9780451205148 T1 - Black Hawk down :a story of modern war / TI - Black Hawk down :a story of modern war / ER -