New book details war-time exploits of NI’s Paddy Mayne: ‘He judged people instantly… and he didn't suffer fools’
Historian Damien Lewis’s SAS Daggers Drawn follows ‘The Originals’ through France and Germany to the war’s end, from D-Day ...
Jaw-dropping heroics of SAS legend Paddy Mayne’s do-or-die mission dubbed ‘bravest of WW2’ – before he was denied a VC
CAUGHT in a Nazi ambush, the trapped SAS men’s plight seemed desperate. Patrol leader Major Dick Bond and his driver, Trooper Max Levinsohn, lay dead in the ditch, each having been shot in the ...
Remembering Scotland's unarmed 'Parachuting Padre' who dropped behind enemy lines with SAS during WW2
A new book reveals the amazing story of the Church of Scotland minister Fraser McLuskey, who became a World War II hero ...
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Edinburgh's unarmed 'Parachuting Padre' remembered for WW2 SAS heroics behind Nazi lines
During his time with the elite airborne unit, Fraser struck up a close and unexpected friendship with Lieutenant Colonel ...
Glasgow's 'Parachuting Padre' who went behind enemy lines with the SAS during WW2
Reverend Fraser McLuskey, dubbed the 'Parachuting Padre', dropped deep behind enemy lines with the 1st SAS Regiment in June ...
Moment SAS were gripped with 'utter rage' after arriving at concentration camp
Historian Damien Lewis examines the exploits of the world-famous special forces during the battle to free Europe from Nazi ...
The gun that Adolf Hitler used to shoot himself? Historian DAMIEN LEWIS reveals how pistol was handed over to SAS soldier during unofficial hunt for Nazi dictator in 1945
On April 1945, SAS Corporal Charlie Hackney embarked on a mission to hunt for Adolf Hitler. It led him to being handed what was claimed to be the gun the Nazi dictator used to shoot himself.
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Jaw-dropping heroics of SAS legend Paddy Mayne’s do-or-die mission dubbed ‘bravest of WW2’ – before he was denied a VC
Lewis said: “What it boils down to is two things: First, Paddy Mayne was not public school and he wasn’t English. "He wasn’t from the right establishment background. “Secondly, the SAS was ...