| In the Company of Heroes: A True Story | |
| Author: | Mike Durant, Steven Hartov, Mark Bowden (Introduction) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| 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: | 978-0-451-21993-0 |
| Oclc: | 77521882 |
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.
Publishers Weekly reviewed it as a good look into war, and engaging, though lacking in introspection and sometimes off-topic.[1]