U.S. battle tactics have changed throughout history. From the revolutionary war to the deserts of Afghanistan. From marksmanship training to physical training. Soldiers have been advancing in every single way. By reading the two books, "April morning," and "black hawk down," its easy to pick out the similarities.
both books take place during war. One in the revolutionary war, one in Somalia. April morning takes place in the Lexington concord, wile black hawk down takes place in the gulf war. The operation "restore hope" was to feed and protect a city's rights. When the U.S. pulled out war broke loose, so the army was sent in to capture the evil person. The Lexington concord was a bunch of men without training fighting for their rights.
A character named Adam joins the militia to fight off the upcoming British forces. In black hawk down a delta squad is in a operation and immediately after touchdown the squad is under fire. The Lexington Concorde started with a shot from the British to the Americans. In both books the characters find themselves under fire and running away. When under pressure, the human is pushed to the lowest point of his/her training. In both books, the characters have to overcome this and defeat the enemy to save their lives.
the books are very different because of the timeline. In the revolutionary war the military was a militia, a none properly trained army. In black hawk down they had tactics, support, and much more. Warfare has changed because technology has been advancing rapidly. From muzzle loaders to automatics, cannons to missiles technology has been getting smarter every year.
Booth books are great battle stories and set a picture perfect image of what it was like at that timeline. If you like history on the April morning would be a great book, if you more like modern stories black hawk down might be the best option out there. Both are great stories and similar because they take place in historical battles.
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