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Mark Bowden (1) (1951–)

Autor/a de Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War

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Mark Bowden has been a reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty-one years and has won many national awards for his writing. He is the author of "Black Hawk Down," "Bringing the Heat," "Doctor Dealer", "Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw." and, more recently, The Finish: mostra'n més "The Killing of Osama bin Laden", and Hue 1968: A Turning point of the American war in Vietnam. Bowden has also written for Talk, Men's Journal, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone and Playboy, among others. The original series of articles which became "Black Hawk Down" earned him the Overseas Press Club's Hal Boyle Award, and made him a finalist for the NBA in nonfiction. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

Obres de Mark Bowden

Worm: The First Digital World War (2011) 304 exemplars
Bringing the Heat (1994) 66 exemplars

Obres associades

Once There Was a War (1943) — Introducció, algunes edicions893 exemplars
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003 (2003) — Col·laborador — 746 exemplars
The New Kings of Nonfiction (2007) — Col·laborador — 737 exemplars
The Best American Science Writing 2011 (2011) — Col·laborador — 86 exemplars
The Best American Magazine Writing 2004 (2004) — Col·laborador — 82 exemplars
The New Great American Writers' Cookbook (2003) — Col·laborador — 21 exemplars

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Nom normalitzat
Bowden, Mark
Nom oficial
Bowden, Mark Robert
Data de naixement
1951-07-17
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
St. Louis, Missouri, Etats-Unis
Llocs de residència
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA
Educació
Loyola University Maryland
Professions
journalist
writer
columnist
professor
Organitzacions
Baltimore News-American
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Atlantic Monthly
Vanity Fair
Loyola University Maryland
University of Delaware
Premis i honors
Overseas Press Club's Hal Boyle Award (for original articles later used in Black Hawk Down)
National Book Award in Nonfiction finalist (for original articles later used in Black Hawk Down)
Biografia breu
Mark Bowden reported at the Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty years and now writes for The Atlantic and other magazines. Matthew Teague is a contributor to National Geographic, The Atlantic, Esquire, and other magazines,… [adapted from Grove Atlantic]

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I really love Bowden’s writing style. I’m a huge fan of [b:Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War|55403|Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War|Mark Bowden|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442149156s/55403.jpg|1041952] and I wasn’t disappointed by this one either. Bowden tells the story of one of the pivotal battles of the Vietnam war utilizing eye witness account, news stories and primary source information from archives and libraries. It was the first urban battle fought by the US military since the Korean War over 15 years prior. The story is told from both sides and also has some insight from the civilian perspective. There are stories of incredible individual bravery and also just plain luck, leaving the reader with the wonder how anyone survived this battle.

Bowden does a good job of summarizing the political environment surrounding the battle and the attitude in general of the American public to the war in late ’67/early ’68. The Tet offensive caught the American leadership completely by surprise and a week into the battle were still in denial as to the scale of the attack on Hue. Wesmoreland isn’t portrayed in a particularly good light, his repeated and blatant denials of what was really going on somewhat unbelievable but plainly reflected in the TV interviews and declassified communiques of the time. One of Bowden’s conclusions and main points is that the Tet offensive and its aftermath would forever change America’s attitude toward her leaders - they would never again be blindly trusted.

I highly recommend this book. If one is interested in the entire conflict, watch the excellent eighteen or so hour PBS documentary series on the Vietnam War produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. A whole episode is spent on Tet, with pretty much the same conclusions as Bowden.
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amurray914 | Hi ha 16 ressenyes més | Feb 27, 2024 |
History at its best. Bowden puts you on the bridge, dodging bullets. And you know why you're on that bridge and who screwed up to make it so.
 
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ben_r47 | Hi ha 16 ressenyes més | Feb 22, 2024 |
Some great stories and some okay stories...
 
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dlinnen | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Feb 3, 2024 |
An intriguing, beguiling, fascinating, daunting, and sobering story for the wonk in the deepest part of me. Years from now this may be seen as the first of many books about digital warfare. And the question may linger: why didn't we do more back then?
 
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dlinnen | Hi ha 12 ressenyes més | Feb 3, 2024 |

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