book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden

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non-fiction book war book

"Black Hawk Down" is a non-fiction book by Mark Bowden that provides a detailed, journalistic account of the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, Somalia, and its chaotic aftermath.

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Label	Occurrences
book "Black Hawk Down"	2
book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War"	2
book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5306419 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden
Context triple: [Battle of Mogadishu, portrayedIn, book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden]

A. Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed by Ridley Scott that dramatizes the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, Somalia.
B. book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a World War II memoir by pilot Ted W. Lawson recounting his experiences in the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
C. book "Bitter Fruit"
"Bitter Fruit" is a nonfiction book that examines the 1954 CIA-backed coup in Guatemala and the role of the United Fruit Company in shaping U.S. foreign policy and Latin American politics.
D. film "Flags of Our Fathers"
"Flags of Our Fathers" is a 2006 war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood that explores the stories of the U.S. Marines involved in the iconic flag-raising at Iwo Jima and the impact of wartime heroism on their lives.
E. novel "The Bourne Identity"
The Bourne Identity is a 1980 spy thriller novel by Robert Ludlum that follows an amnesiac man uncovering his true identity amid international espionage and conspiracy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden
Target entity description: "Black Hawk Down" is a non-fiction book by Mark Bowden that provides a detailed, journalistic account of the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, Somalia, and its chaotic aftermath.

A. Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed by Ridley Scott that dramatizes the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, Somalia.
B. book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a World War II memoir by pilot Ted W. Lawson recounting his experiences in the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
C. book "Bitter Fruit"
"Bitter Fruit" is a nonfiction book that examines the 1954 CIA-backed coup in Guatemala and the role of the United Fruit Company in shaping U.S. foreign policy and Latin American politics.
D. film "Flags of Our Fathers"
"Flags of Our Fathers" is a 2006 war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood that explores the stories of the U.S. Marines involved in the iconic flag-raising at Iwo Jima and the impact of wartime heroism on their lives.
E. novel "The Bourne Identity"
The Bourne Identity is a 1980 spy thriller novel by Robert Ludlum that follows an amnesiac man uncovering his true identity amid international espionage and conspiracy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-fiction book ⓘ war book ⓘ
author	Mark Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	real events ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	Delta Force operators in combat NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali militia fighters ⓘ U.S. Army Rangers in combat ⓘ
describes	Somali militia tactics ⓘ coordination between U.S. military units ⓘ downing of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters ⓘ rescue attempts under fire ⓘ
documents	casualties on both U.S. and Somali sides ⓘ
explores	fog of war ⓘ limits of U.S. military intervention ⓘ morale and camaraderie among soldiers ⓘ
focusesOn	U.S. military raid in Mogadishu ⓘ chaotic aftermath of the raid ⓘ soldiers’ experiences in combat ⓘ
genre	military history ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ war reportage ⓘ
hasAdaptation	Black Hawk Down (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPerspective	primarily American military perspective ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers ⓘ readers interested in military history ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativeStyle	journalistic ⓘ
notableFor	detailed account of the 1993 Mogadishu raid ⓘ use of interviews with participants ⓘ vivid description of modern warfare ⓘ
portrays	civilian impact of the battle ⓘ political consequences of the mission ⓘ tactical challenges of urban combat ⓘ
settingCountry	Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingLocation	Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	Battle of Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Gothic Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Task Force Ranger NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ peacekeeping operations in Somalia ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	1993 ⓘ post-Cold War era ⓘ
workType	long-form narrative journalism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Mogadishu → portrayedIn → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ

Gothic Serpent → depictedIn → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ

this entity surface form: book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War"

William F. Garrison → hasRepresentationIn → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ

this entity surface form: book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War"

Task Force Ranger → memorializedIn → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ

this entity surface form: book "Black Hawk Down"

Danny McKnight → subjectOf → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ