Black Ops
Season 2
2014 • 8 Episodes
Re-commissioned after the huge success of the groundbreaking first series, this is an exciting series that retells the incredible stories of the world's elite Special Forces. Brought to you in HD, this series features fast moving reconstruction intercut with archive of Special Forces in action and interviews with many of those who have taken part in actual missions. Whether it's dealing with ruthless enemies or obsessive terrorists, these high risk strategies call for the expertise of units such as the SAS, the Navy Seals and the 10th Special Forces Group. From the complete annihilation of a secret nuclear processing reactor to the dangerous and destructive manhunt for relentless warlords, this series will reveal the inside story of some of the most dramatic events in recent history.
Episodes
1. The Real Black Hawk Down
June 11, 2014
A look at what really happened on the day an American helicopter was shot down over Somalia in 1993.
2. Operation Viking Hammer
June 18, 2014
A group of terrorists are hiding in Iraqi Kurdistan where they control a mountainous area known as the Halabja salient - US Army Special Forces are sent deep behind Iraqi lines to eliminate the terrorists with the help of local Kurdish fighters.
3. The Strike on Syria
June 25, 2014
Three special forces units travel to Syria to take out the mastermind behind the country's nuclear weapons program
4. Afghan Hostage Rescue
July 2, 2014
tage Rescue Two aid workers are kidnapped in Afghanistan.
5. The Killing of Abu Jibad
July 9, 2014
A look at the incredible Israeli assasination plot to bring down Abu Jibad.
6. Crisis in Malaya
July 16, 2014
The story of the rebirth of the SAS, as British soldiers take part in a counter insurgency campaign called the Malayan Emergency.
7. Operation Fire Magic
July 23, 2014
A look at the cross country operation that saw the SAS team up with the German GSG in order to solve the hijacking of the Lufthansa Flight 181 in 1977.
8. The Japanese Embassy Siege
July 30, 2014
The show takes a look at the bloody end to the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima, Peru, back in 1997.