SAS The Great Train Raid: The Most Daring SAS Mission of WWII

SAS The Great Train Raid: The Most Daring SAS Mission of WWII With Damien Lewis Part of our SAS series    • The Special Air Service (SAS) in WWII - Ro...   Also part of our Italy series    • Sicily and Italy in WWII   Also part of our POW series    • POW and Internment Camps in WWII   Also part of our Railways series    • Railways Week   Also part of our Commando Missions and Special Operations series    • Commando Missions and Special Operations   So secret was this mission, the SAS seizure of a train to raid deep into enemy territory to liberate a concentration camp, that it wasn't until 1968 - twenty-seven years after the formation of the SAS - that a short mention of it was made in the Rover and Wizard annual, under the headline 'Who Dares Wins'. No further published record exists. Best-selling author Damien Lewis returns to WW2TV to reveal how he unearthed the full incredible story from long-hidden files and first hand-testimony, his latest elite forces narrative delivering a scintillating tale of bravery, daring and determination which simply beggars belief. This is the SAS at their very finest; there is no other mission like it from the Second World War. https://damienlewis.com/ The Live show https://www.nlp-ltd.com/damien-lewis/ Buy the book: UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/978152... USA https://www.amazon.com/SAS-Great-Trai... Damien's previous appearances on WW2TV Operation Postmaster: The real story of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare https://www.youtube.com/live/NYJCnwXH... The Flame of Resistance: Josephine Baker https://www.youtube.com/live/nd1T1NtG... The S.A.S. - A Panel Discussion with Damien Lewis, Chris Ryan and Des Powell https://www.youtube.com/live/2y1Ty2Gq... SAS Forged in Hell https://www.youtube.com/live/VAnm_KO6... SAS Italian job - Secret Mission Behind the Gothic Line https://www.youtube.com/live/7wqT0_-p... You can become a YouTube Member and support us here    / @ww2tv   You can become a Patron here   / ww2tv   Please click subscribe for updates also "like" the video - it really helps! Social Media links -   / ww2tv     / ww2tv     / ww2tv   WW2TV Merchandise https://ww2tv.creator-spring.com/ WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV Patreon Brigadiers: Andrew Harris, Tonet Rivera, John Lonsberg, Susan Yu, David Keahey, Tom Mullen and Jim Walsh Become a WW2TV Brigadier and become part of this Hall of Fame   / ww2tv