Battle of Mogadishu

External links

• Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War - Featuring the text of the original articles, photos, and interviews with former soldiers involved in the battle.
• Cactus and Bitterness Grow Where American Chopper Was Downed - An American journalist visits Mogadishu, 12 years after the battle.
• United Nations Operation in Somalia I A "Mission Backgrounder' prepared by the Department of Public Information, United Nations
• Somalia: Strategic Failures and Operational Successes A 1995 thesis submitted to the faculty of the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College
• Task Force Ranger Memorial. - Memorial to the fallen US Army Personnel

Former combatants' websites

• Black Hawk Down '93 - including an image gallery with pictures taken during the operation.
• NightStalkers.com: Operation Gothic Serpent - with a memorial of American casualties (including a bio for each of them) and an article written by a former Ranger that served on the operation.
• SpecialOperations.com: Operation Restore Hope - featuring a detailed explanation of the operation and the events of October 3 1993.
• SuaSponte.com - Ranger History: Somalia - featuring a 41 page summary of the Battle of Mogadishu, the events that lead to it, and what could have contributed to the missions disaster.
• U.S. Army Ranger Association - History: Somalia (Task Force Ranger) - featuring the account by USARA and former NightStalkers that served in combat during the battle.