• Air date: 11 Jun '14 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
  • List of Episodes (8)
    • 1. The Real Black Hawk Down

      11 Jun '14
      A look at what really happened on the day an American helicopter was shot down over Somalia in 1993.
    • 2. Operation Viking Hammer

      18 Jun '14
      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

      25 Jun '14
      Three special forces units travel to Syria to take out the mastermind behind the country's nuclear weapons program
    • 4. Afghan Hostage Rescue

      02 Jul '14
      tage Rescue Two aid workers are kidnapped in Afghanistan.
    • 5. The Killing of Abu Jibad

      09 Jul '14
      A look at the incredible Israeli assasination plot to bring down Abu Jibad.
    • 6. Crisis in Malaya

      16 Jul '14
      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

      23 Jul '14
      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

      30 Jul '14
      The show takes a look at the bloody end to the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima, Peru, back in 1997.