The Birth of the SAS

Photo: Lt. Colonel David Stirling, founder of the Special Air Service (SAS), greets a jeep patrol returning from the desert in North Africa, 18 January 1943. Photographer: Capt. Keating, No. 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit. Image: IWM (E 21338). Public domain.

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Goalhanger

31 May, 2023

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

1 hr and 9 mins

Special Forces

SOE

The Secret War

Shrouded in mystery and classified papers, the origins of the SAS during the Second World War are as shadowy as the operations they took part in. James Holland speaks to ex-SAS Officer Tom Petch about the birth of the Special Forces, especially the fascinating figure of Dudley Clarke.

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Meet the Speakers

James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

Tom Petch

Tom Petch is a historian and author specialising in the SAS. He has written a new history on the founding

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