In the early 1990s, the Somali Civil War tore the country apart and brought starvation to millions of people. Dozens of ...

The expression Black Hawk Down, the title of a Hollywood film ... bodies scattered in the streets," she says. WATCH: The Somali battle that changed US policy in Africa WATCH: A military disaster ...

Consequently they found themselves caught unawares as two apparently impervious Black Hawk helicopters ... crunch in the heat of battle. The confusion is well-captured, down to the lethal own ...

Retired US Army officer and researcher John Spencer analyzes tactics in "Black Hawk Down" and other urban ... and Marines rate battle scenes in movies and television shows for realism.

Retired US Army officer and urban-warfare researcher John Spencer rates 11 urban-warfare scenes ... breaks down the accuracy of ambushes and battles in open areas in "Black Hawk Down" (2001 ...

Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down tries to do the same for 1993's battle between American troops ... The film-makers have also stuck in a scene of black townspeople applauding the American survivors ...