SAS Zero Hour

The Special Air Service (SAS) is one of the most revered special forces units in the world. It has become a byword for the highest possible standards in both conventional and unorthodox methods of warfare, and its high profile operations include the spectacular storming of the Iranian Embassy in London on 5 May 1980 and the hunt for Osama bin Laden in southern Afghanistan following 9/11. But where did it all begin? In this illuminating account, noted specialist Tim Jones draws on primary sources, as well as more recent regimental histories and memoirs, to reveal just how this renowned unit came into being.