The birth of an idea; early raids in the western desert; expansion and regimental status; last days in North Africa; the SAS in Sicily and Italy; 2 - SAS in Sicily and Italy; the SAS brigade; 1 - SAS in France; 2 - SAS in France; the final phase of the war in Europe; Norway, disbandment and re-formation. Appendices: the organization of the SAS, 1941-1945; the post-operation report on Operation Wallace; the French and Belgian SAS units in France; the future of SAS troops, 1945.
