Timewatch · SEASON 17
An American Firefight
Episode 12 · 1998-11-03
- Documentary
Episode overview
In October 1993 elite units of the US army were pinned down on the streets of Mogadishu in Somalia by forces of Mohammed Farah Aidid, whom they were trying to capture. The ensuing battle left 18 American soldiers dead and 75 wounded. Timewatch explores this peace-keeping mission gone wrong. 6/6.
50 minutes
Season 17 episodes
1. Hitler and the Invasion of Britain1998-04-07
2. Grammar School Boys1998-04-14
3. The Oklahoma Outlaw1998-04-21
4. The Roman Way of War1998-04-28
5. Las Vegas and the Mormons1998-05-05
6. Aborigine: A Collision of Conscience1998-05-12
7. Sex and War1998-09-29
8. Lloyd George's War1998-10-06
9. The Pilgrim Obsession1998-10-13
10. Banking with Hitler1998-10-20
11. The British in India1998-10-27
12. An American Firefight1998-11-03
13. Operation Sealion1998-11-10
