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Mark Bowden
American journalist and writer (born 1951)
For other people named Mark Bowden, see Mark Bowden (disambiguation).
Mark Bowden (; born 1951)[1] is an American journalist and writer.
He is a former national correspondent and longtime contributor to The Atlantic. Bowden is best known for his book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (1999) about the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, which was later adapted into a motion picture of the same name that received two Academy Awards.
Bowden is also known for the books Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw (2001), about the efforts to take down Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, and Hue 1968, an account of the Battle of Huế.
Early life
Bowden was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1951.[1][2] He graduated from Loyola University Maryland in 1973 with a B.A in English literature.[1] While he was at college, he was inspired to embark on a career in jou