Trained to fight in desert or jungle, on land or sea, on mountains or plains, in freezing cold or burning heat anywhere in the world – bound by an iron code of discipline to dare and to win – the SAS is the most efficient fighting force ever formed.

          Here is the full official history of the men who are the SAS, from the pioneer raiders who carved through German supply lines in Africa in 1941 to the professional attack squads who took out the Iranian Embassy terror group and smashed the Argentinian forces in 1982. Here are full action details of all recorded operations carried out by the force which hits first and hits hardest.