SAS Origins with Tom Petch

My guest this week is the writer and filmmaker Tom Petch, author of ⁠Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Untold Secret Origins of the SAS⁠. It's predominantly the story of Dudley Clarke, played by Dominic West in SAS Rogue Heroes. Clarke was the brains behind so many Special Forces units that sprung up in the War - necessity being the mother of invention. We talk about him, Eric Dorman Smith, T.E. Lawrence and the modern day SAS. Tom is also a filmmaker, and directed The Patrol, a psychological drama about a platoon of British troops up against the Taliban, so we talk a bit about that and the West's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Tom Petch Links ⁠Book: Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Untold Secret Origins of the SAS⁠ ⁠Tom's film: The Patrol⁠ ⁠Article: Were the SAS Rogue Heroes? - Aspects of History by Tom Petch⁠ ⁠Tom on Twitter⁠ Aspects of History Links ⁠Article: Aspects of History The Birth of the SAS in WW2 by Gavin Mortimer⁠ ⁠Ollie on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices