The Origins of the SAS - WW2 Special Episode

"Who dares, wins”. Nowadays the British SAS - Special Air Service is considered one of the best special forces in the world. Yet its wartime origins are shrouded in mysteries and legends. From the first ideas of top-secret “special raiding squadrons”, to the first raids in North Africa accompanying the Long Range Desert Group, the SAS’s beginnings resemble one big experiment. An experiment from which a truly legendary special service would emerge. Join us on Patreon:   / timeghosthistory   Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel:    / timeghost   Between 2 Wars:    • Between 2 Wars   Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook:   / timeghosthistory   Hosted by: Indy Neidell Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński Community Management: Ian Sowden Written by: Markus Linke & Indy Neidell Research by: Markus Linke Map animations by: Daniel Weiss Map research by: Sietse Kenter Edited by: Karolina Dołęga Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Jaris Almazani (Artistic Man), https://instagram.com/artistic.man?ig... Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: Imperial War Museums: HU 73810, NA 676, TR1425, E 3064E, HU 24994, E 14454, HU 69884, HU 69650, H 23177, H 23192, CBM 2222, TE 21338, E 12385,E 20084, E 12434, A70 217-4, IWM E 6390, E 6404, E 12385, H 17489 National Archives NARA Portrait of Peter Fleming courtesy of National Portrait Gallery A Webley Mk. VI courtesy of Rama + https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Bren gun courtesy of Robert DuHamel https://pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:... Machine gun M1928A1 credit Auckland Museum https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Map of Africa courtesy of David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Arab insurgents during the 1936–39 Arab Revolt in Mandatory Palestine courtesy of hanini.org Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Remembrance - Fabien Tell Other Sides of Glory - Fabien Tell Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell Disciples of Sun Tzu - Christian Andersen Break Free - Fabien Tell Please Hear Me Out - Philip Ayers A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.