Surviving Black Hawk Down
The real story that inspired Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down.
In extraordinary detail, US soldiers and Somali fighters recall the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu and the now-famous downing of three Black Hawk helicopters.
Episodes
Season 1 — 3 episodes
E1
This Is Not New York
53m·8.4
Somalia, 1993. An effort to end famine and civil war turns violent when a US mission to take out a rebel leader ends in the death of multiple civilians.
E2
A Wall of Lead
47m·7.8
A routine raid to capture two of Aidid's lieutenants turns into a chaotic rescue operation when the Army Rangers are met with fierce Somali counterfire.
E3
No Way Out
56m·7.2
As news of the botched Black Hawk operation rattles America, video of a captive pilot shocks the globe. Will he be rescued?
