Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern WarModern · History, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
1999 · 412 pages · Nonfiction
54
Modern
★ 4.31 on Goodreads · 71K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1999). 4.31★ from 71K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
54Must-Read Score
- Readers90 out of 100 · counts 40%+41
- Critics28 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+10
- Bestseller20 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #83 of the 154 history books we rank
- #183 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #414 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1999)
Reads as
True story
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