Annotated Bibliography

Bowden, Mark. (1999). Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. Atlantic Monthly
Press.
This is a comprehensive account of the Battle of Mogadishu. The story is told
through the eyes of the U.S. troops that fought during the battle and is based
on interviews of combatants on both sides, video, and radio transcripts.
Later the book was used for the creation of the movie Black Hawk Down
Clarke, Walter (Editor) and Herbst, Jeffrey (Editor). (1997). Learning From Somalia:
The Lessons of Armed Humanitarian Interventions. Westview Press.
This book has editorials from people who were in Somalia at the time of the
United Nations intervention. It includes lessons learned for future
peacekeepers throughout the world.
Diehl, Paul. Peacekeeping: With a New Epilogue on Somalia, Bosnia and Cambodia
(Perspectives on Security). (1995). Johns Hopkins University Press.
Diehl explains the difference between peacekeeping and multinational
intervention. It compares and contrasts six separate missions.
OHanlon, Michael. Saving Lives with Force: Military Criteria for Humanitarian
Intervention. (1997). Brookings Institute.
The book was written by a military analyst and discusses how outside
intervention can be successful in ending civil warfare in a country if the
intervention force has the appropriate military training, objectives, and
support.
Peterson, Scott. (2000). Me Against My Brother: At War in Somalia, Sudan and
Rwanda. Routledge.
A detailed discussion of the United Nations intervention in Somalia and the
outcome of these actions. It also compares the situations in Somalia, Sudan,
and Rwanda and why the U.N. intervened in Somalia, but not in Sudan or
Rwanda.
Shawcross, William. (2000). Deliver Us From Evil: Peacekeeping, Warlords and a
World of Endless Conflict. Simon & Schuster.
Written by a foreign affairs journalist and compares situations throughout
various hotspots in the world, pointing out the errors in peacekeeping
missions in war-torn countries.
Von Hippel, Karin. Democracy by Force: U.S. Military Intervention in the Post-Cold
War World. (2000). Cambridge University Press.
An analysis of the United States military in the post-Cold War era and looks at
U.S. interventions in Panama, Somalia, Haiti, and Bosnia. Each section

questions why the United States became involved in these countries,

outcomes of the interventions, and what Americans can learn from these
activities.