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The SAS Began as a Lie but Became Britains Most Elite WW2 Commando Unit

Published: Sept. 26, 2023, 11 a.m.

b'Created during the World War II, the SAS was a small band of men brought together in the North African desert. They were the toughest and brightest of their cohort, the most resilient, most capable in close combat and most careful in surveillance. Winning approval for this radical new form of warfare was no small feat, but eventually it was achieved. The SAS was born, their mission to take on small-scale but often devastating raids and risks behind enemy lines.

Today\\u2019s guest is Joshua Levine, author of \\u201cSAS: The Authorized Illustrated History of the SAS.\\u201d We discuss what it was like to fight and train in the SAS during the World War II by exploring individual stories and personal testimonies of the wartime experience.'