I attended a great seminar given by John Hill and West Point instructor MAJ Peter Panzeri about the American commando raid on Mogadishu in October 1993. Accompanied by actual video of the raid and newly de-classified operations reports, here was a very interesting study of modern urban combat and the philosophical conflict between American politicians and the American military (no matter what she does, Madeline Albright always seems to make the worst possible decisions). The raid is also the subject of a great book called Blackhawk Down by Mark Bowden

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