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4.6/5 ISBN 978-0-451-21993-0 Country United States of America | 4.2/5 Language English Originally published 2003 OCLC 77521882 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publication date 2003 (Hardcover) 2006 (Paperback) Media type Hardcover and Trade Paperback Pages 361 (Hardcover) 387 (Paperback) Similar Steven Hartov books, Military history books, Other books |
In the Company of Heroes is a book by Michael Durant and Steven Hartov about Durant's experiences in the Battle of Mogadishu, Korea, the Persian Gulf, Thailand, Panama, and Iraq. In the Battle of Mogadishu, the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter code-named Super Six-Four that Durant was piloting was shot down over Somalia by a rocket-propelled grenade on October 3, 1993, and he was attacked by a mob and had to fight for his life. MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randy Shughart volunteered to try to protect the pilot from the mob; while Durant was severely injured, he survived, but Gordon and Shughart did not, and were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their bravery. Durant became a prisoner of Somali warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid for 11 days.
The introduction is written by Mark Bowden, author of the book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. Durant was portrayed by Ron Eldard in the film Black Hawk Down, based on Bowden's book.
The book was a New York Times bestseller.