I was fortunate enough to sit down with Mark Bowden (with 59 of my closest friends) to discuss Blackhawk Down not long after its publication.

My impressions of Mr Bowden remain unchanged... He was/is an unassuming (then) newspaper reporter who not only wanted to get it right, but also wanted to do so in a manner that properly honored the memory of the servicemembers involved. What he wasn't willing to do is to succumb to pressures to change the facts as he understood (and triple referenced). To my knowledge, he still has an offer on the table to ammend any part of the book that someone could prove was wrong (holding them to the same three reference standard).

I don't think he's changed a word...

For my $, one of the best that the 4th pillar has produced in the last half century.

Live well and row