Black Sunday: The Road to War
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2017
It's the first day on patrol for Task Force Lancer when troops under Lt. Shane Aguero are ambushed during a routine sanitation mission.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2017
It's the first day on patrol for Task Force Lancer when troops under Lt. Shane Aguero are ambushed during a routine sanitation mission.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2017
Lt Shane Aguero and his platoon take refuge in a house and set up defensive positions, while at Camp War Eagle, Volesky and Denomy launch a rescue mission to retake the city and free their men.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2017
Denomy leads the first rescue into Sadr City under heavy fire. It's clear the locals have been preparing for this ambush for weeks.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2017
Before Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger's deployment, he is overcome by a strong premonition that he will die in Iraq.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2017
Jassim's troubled past is revealed and his allegiances tested. Aguero is forced to make a choice that scars his platoon for the rest of their lives.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2017
Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he'll touch countless lives.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2017
With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2017
The rescuers finally punch through to the stranded platoon, but the battle hasn't finished taking its toll, both in Sadr City and at Fort Hood.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Nov 5, 2017 (30 min)
Go behind the scenes and on the set of National Geographic's new scripted series, The Long Road Home. Hear from the real soldiers and families and see how the events of Black Sunday are being brought to life thirteen years later.