For educational purposes<br /><br />The brainchild of a junior British officer, the Special Air Service first saw action in North Africa, making daring raids against Axis airfields. <br /><br />Thereafter it continued to specialise in operations behind enemy lines in Italy, the Greek Islands, and North-West Europe. <br /><br />The skills that the SAS acquired during World War 2 enabled it to become one of today's foremost Special Forces throughout the world.
