The Untold Secret Origins of the SAS - With Tom Petch

A Few Minutes of History

Aug 25 2023 • 58 mins

I am joined today by Tom Petch, Tom is a former SAS Officer who wrote "Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Untold Secret Origins of the SAS" we dive into the remarkable deception campaign that turns the eccentric Dudley Clarkes idea into the most famous and best Special Forces Unit.

Tom served with the British Army until 1997 leading small teams gathering Intelligence on the Khmer Rouge in the jungles of Cambodia and persuading the Bosnian Serbs to accept peace.

After leaving the military in 1997, he founded the UK’s leading line production company, Salt Film in 2000. He directed his first short film in 2004, and sold his first feature film script in 2006. In 2018, he founded film production company, Dark Wave Film.

To keep up with Toms work his website is here - https://www.tompetch.com/about

My YouTube is here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4y2VEewZpgwxfHFwT0TVsQ


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