Hell Below - Season 1 - Eps 3: Destroyer Killer
The USS Harder, led by Commander Sam Dealey, sank multiple Japanese destroyers, rescued Allied operatives from capture in Borneo, and outmatched many rival ships and aircraft to return home. And that was during just one patrol. Take a deep dive aboard this submarine as we relive this incredible war patrol in the spring of 1944, and witness the events that accelerated the campaign against the Japanese and earned Dealey the Medal of Honor.
About Hell Below
Title: Hell Below
First Air Date: 2016-04-05
Last Air Date: 2024-08-16
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 24
Network: National Geographic Smithsonian Channel
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Parallax Film Productions
Synopsis
Hell Below is an event-based series charting the stealth game of sub sea warfare, tracking the dramatic narrative from contact to attack of the greatest submarine patrols of World War II. From the rise of the Wolfpack to the drive for victory in the Pacific, we profile the strategic masterminds and the rapid evolution of technology and tactics, as the threat of undersea warfare brings every sailor's worst nightmare to life. Expert analysis and stock footage are woven with narrative driven re-enactments filmed on authentic Second World War era submarines to place the characters at the heart of the action.
