Tag: SAS
The Birth of the SAS — How a Paralyzed British Officer Dreamed Up the Elite Commando Unit from a Hospital Bed
“The commandos were intended to be Britain’s storm troops, volunteers selected and trained to carry out destructive raids against Axis targets.” No Allied commando unit in World War Two could match the record of Britain’s Special…
To Stop a Coup — How Three SAS Commandos Defeated 400 African Rebels
When an army of Marxist guerrillas toppled the government of a small banana republic, they never expected to have their plans thwarted by a force of just three British commandos. But that’s exactly what happened…
