Surviving Black Hawk Down

The real story that inspired Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down.

2025
Ended
Documentary · War & Politics
~52m / ep
1 season
7.5/10

In extraordinary detail, US soldiers and Somali fighters recall the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu and the now-famous downing of three Black Hawk helicopters.

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Latest: Limited Series · 2025

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E1. This Is Not New York
Feb 10, 2025 · 53m
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
Feb 10, 2025 · 47m
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
Feb 10, 2025 · 56m
As news of the botched Black Hawk operation rattles America, video of a captive pilot shocks the globe. Will he be rescued?