SAS | War History

SAS Hero Remembers The Regiment’s Darkest Day

Official handover of Falklands duties from HMS Hermes (looking very rusty after months on active duty in the South Atlantic).

The worst day in the SAS’s history was May 19, 1982, when a helicopter crash killed 20 of its elite members during the Falklands War.…

‘Skins’ Star to Play SAS Hero Paddy Mayne in New Series

Paddy Mayne and Jack O'Connell, who will play him in the upcoming series

Filming of a new TV mini-series has begun and is set to finally show the exploits of one of the SAS’s most notable members, Robert…

Iranian Embassy Siege and More – Top 8 SAS Operations (We Know About)

The Special Air Service (SAS) was founded by Colonel David Stirling in 1941 as a regiment of the British Army. They were originally a commando…

The Daring SAS Raid That Destroyed 37 Enemy Planes and Cemented The Reputation of the SAS

Get to know the story of the brave and daring five-men SAS raid deep into German General Erwin Rommel’s territory in North Africa that convinced…

Iranian Embassy Siege and More – Top 8 SAS Operations (We Know About)

  The Special Air Service (SAS) was founded by Colonel David Stirling in 1941 as a regiment of the British Army. They were originally a…

OPERATION NIMROD – The Iranian Embassy Siege – Review by Mark Barnes

In the first week of May 1980 the Special Air Service was propelled into the limelight when men from the regiment ended the Iranian Embassy…

SAS Legend & Mountaineer John ‘Brummie’ Stokes Dies

John ‘Brummie’ Stokes was both a gentleman and a man’s man.  He was born in 1945 in the village of Hamstead near Birmingham.  His parents…

Iranian Embassy Siege and More – Top 8 SAS Operations (We Know About)

The Special Air Service (SAS) was founded by Colonel David Stirling in 1941 as a regiment of the British Army. They were originally a commando…

Iranian Embassy Siege and More – Top 8 SAS Operations (We Know About)

The Special Air Service (SAS) was founded by Colonel David Stirling in 1941 as a regiment of the British Army. They were originally a commando…

Former SAS Andy McNab at The Tank Museum

On the 31st October The Tank Museum will welcome Andy McNab, former SAS soldier and best-selling author, as he makes the first stop on his…

Historian questions Sir Christopher Lee’s World War Two service

Sir Christopher Lee

[Via] Earlier this year Sir Christopher Lee sadly died at the age of 93. Now historians are claiming the famous actor’s role during World War…

Historian questions Sir Christopher Lee’s World War Two service

Sir Christopher Lee

[Via] Earlier this year Sir Christopher Lee sadly died at the age of 93. Now historians are claiming the famous actor’s role during World War…