The Long Road Home

47min

War & Politics

Drama

Relive a heroic fight for survival during the Iraq War, when the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood was ferociously ambushed on April 4, 2004, in Sadr City, Baghdad — a day that came to be known in military annals as “Black Sunday.”

Production Companies

Phoenix Pictures

National Geographic

Episodes

Cast

Black Sunday

1. Black Sunday

1h 35min

7th Nov 2017

The First Cavalry Division launches a rescue mission when one of their platoons is ambushed by thousands of enemy insurgents in Baghdad. As news breaks, the lives of the soldiers' families at Fort Hood are thrown into chaos and uncertainty.

Into the Unknown

2. Into the Unknown

47min

14th Nov 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.

In the Valley of Death

3. In the Valley of Death

46min

21st Nov 2017

Before Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger’s deployment, he is overcome by a strong premonition that he will die in Iraq.

The Choice

4. The Choice

48min

28th Nov 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.

A City Called Heaven

5. A City Called Heaven

52min

5th Dec 2017

Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he’ll touch countless lives.

Abandon Hope

6. Abandon Hope

44min

12th Dec 2017

With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.

Always Dream of Me

7. Always Dream of Me

51min

19th Dec 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.

First air date

7th Nov 2017

Last air date

19th Dec 2017

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks