In the Company of Heroes

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name = In the Company of Heroes: A True Story
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image_caption = Hardcover edition
author = Mike Durant, Steven Hartov, Mark Bowden (Introduction)
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country = United States of America
language = English
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genre = War, Historical Nonfiction
publisher = New American Library
release_date = 2003 (Hardcover) 2006 (Paperback)
media_type = Hardcover and Trade Paperback
pages = 361 (Hardcover) 387 (Paperback)
isbn = 9780451219930
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"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 "". 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.

References

* Durant, Michael with Hartov, Steven (2003). In The Company of Heroes. "New American Liberty". New York, New York (USA).
* Bowden, Mark (March 1999). [http://inquirer.philly.com/packages/somalia/ Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War] . "Atlantic Monthly Press". Berkeley, California (USA).

ee also

*The Battle of Mogadishu by Matt Eversmann