Commando

The true story of Churchill's `band of brothers': an unorthodox mix of misfits and buccaneers who operated outside the normal rules of warfare. From bakers to boxers, these men volunteered to become commandos during WWII. Taken to Scotland and taught to live off the land, they learned some deadly lessons.

The attack on Saint-Nazaire in France was seemingly the ultimate in suicide raids, a dramatic high-risk piece of brazen daring, but it was to be the most spectacularly successful of the WWII commando operations. The tale of this extraordinary mission for which five Victoria Crosses were awarded is recalled by men who sailed up the Loire that night, successfully blew up the dry dock, and then attempted to fight their way home.

The story of the creation of the most successful secret army of all time: the SAS, and their partners in war, the Long-Range Desert Group. Seventy years on, the survivors of the desert raids - including SAS legends like Johnny Cooper - recount their extraordinary experiences. Evocative reconstruction of amazing missions and archive footage lend substance and power to their extraordinary, and often moving, tales.

When the Germans used parachutists to invade Belgium and Holland in May 1940, Winston Churchill was stung into action. Britain had no similar force and Churchill called for an airborne commando unit to be set up immediately. Commando tells the story of the men who pioneered Britain's raids from the air.