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3 months ago

Revealed: SAS legend Paddy Mayne's words of defiance after WWII unit was disbanded in 1945 - and how they prove portrayal in BBC's Rogue Heroes was wrong

Writing in late November 1945, just weeks after the SAS had been controversially disbanded,  Lieutenant-Colonel Mayne eulogised about the courage of the men under his command.

6 months ago

The knife wielded by real-life SAS Rogue Heroes soldier against Hitler's troops in WWII

Major Charles 'Pat' Riley, who was played by actor Jacob Ifan in the hit BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes, carried the weapon on missions against Hitler's forces. It has emerged for sale.

7 months ago

Astonishing escape from behind enemy lines that mimicked Tarantino's famous Inglourious Basterds scene: How disguised Ukrainians joined drunk Russians... before slip-up 'gave them away'

Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze and his band of Rogue Heroes were the first men into Kursk leading the audacious incursion last August that shocked America and paralysed Moscow

Astonishing escape from behind enemy lines that mimicked Tarantino's famous Inglourious Basterds scene: How disguised Ukrainians joined drunk Russians' poker game... before slip-up 'gave them away'

Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze and his band of Rogue Heroes were the first men into Kursk leading the audacious incursion last August that shocked America and paralysed Moscow

9 months ago

Guns, bombs and needle-drop genius: how AC/DC and Motörhead became the sound of World War II

SAS Rogue Heroes has metal, Peaky Blinders has PJ Harvey and The Bear has dad rock. We meet the new breed of music overseers whose anachronistic soundtracks are taking TV to thrilling new heights

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10 months ago

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