When the Germans invaded Belgium and Holland using parachutists in May 1940, Churchill was stung into action. Britain had no similar force and Churchill called for the immediate setting up…
The commando movement was to spawn a lean and lethal killing force supremely adapted to desert conditions. This is the story of the most successful 'secret' army of all time, the SAS, and…
The story of the greatest Commando raid of the Second World War: the attack on St Nazaire in France, the biggest dry dock in Europe. The ultimate in suicide raids, it was to be the most…
This first episode chronicles the setting up of this amazing force, whose mission was to carry out lightning raids in enemy territory, 'leaving a trail of blood behind them'.
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