All audio clips originated as parts of interviews conducted by the author. They were taken from the tapes of his original interviews with the soldiers.

The clips are presented in RealAudio format. To download a RealAudio player, head to http://www.real.com/products/player.

Blackhawk Down: Radio transmission from Oct. 3 1993 ( 5 seconds; 8 K)

Chapter 1:

• Matt Eversmann on battle gear and crew (2 minutes, 20 seconds; 140 K)
• Matt Eversmann describes takeoff ( 50 seconds; 49K)
• Matt Eversmann on Blackburn's accident (1 minute, 25 seconds; 89 K)

• Matt Eversmann deals with Gallantine's injury (50 seconds; 50K)
• Matt Eversmann talks about the helicopter crash (1 minute, 50 seconds; 115K)

• Staff Sgt. Ed Yurek on finding a school full of children in the middle of the fighting (1 minute, 37 seconds; 100K)

• Pvt. John Waddell witnesses the first helicopter crash (56 seconds; 51K)

• Michael Durant on the first Blackhawk crash (15 seconds; 15K)

• Michael Durant on when his Blackhawk went down (35 seconds; 34K)

• Michael Durant on protecting himself after the crash (35 seconds; 34K)
• Michael Durant talks about when Somalis got to the crash scene (1 minute, 5 seconds; 64K)
• Michael Durant on waiting for the mob to find him (45 seconds; 45K)

• Michael Durant talks about the mob looting him (40 seconds; 40K)
• Michael Durant on losing his ID (35 seconds, 35K)

• Jeff Struecker on how the radio communications became chaotic (25 seconds; 25K)
• Jeff Struecker talks about cleaning up the vehicle (35 seconds; 35K)
• Jeff Struecker on how to deal with battle anxiety (55 seconds; 55K)

• Matt Eversmann on being a target on top of the humvee (1 minute, 5 seconds; 65K)

• Jeff Struecker on the convoy's directions (50 seconds; 50K)

Chapter 14, Chapter 22

• See the radio transmissions page for clips and transcripts

Chapter 20

• Sgt. First Class Paul Howe talks about the Delta Force's mindset in a battle zone (59 seconds; 59K)

Chapter 27

• Michael Durant on the first place he was held hostage (20 seconds; 20K)
• Durant on getting unchained (50 seconds; 50K)
• Durant on hearing the battle (85 seconds; 85K)
• Durant on getting shot (45 seconds; 45K)

Chapter 28:

• Durant on being asked to make a video (25 seconds; 25K)
• Durant on the camera crew (25 seconds; 25K)
• Durant on how he was trained to react (55 seconds; 55K)
• Durant on what he said on video (35 seconds; 35K)

Chapter 29:

• Durant on the Red Cross visit (83 seconds; 83K)
• Durant on his wife's message (35 seconds; 35K)