The Australian SAS: The Untold History

Episode 01

Part 1: Heads and Hearts

Sep 3, 2015 · 27 min

Introduces the SASR and the world of Special Forces, selection, and the head and heart values which give rise to the term 'Special'. For decades the SASR was the pariah of the Australian Army.

Episode 02

Part 2: Arc of Instability

Sep 3, 2015 · 27 min

Indonesian aggression against Malaysia during Konfrontasi in 1965 leads to the first SAS action in Borneo. This is a tough, sharp test for the new SAS. But the Vietnam War eclipses Borneo.

Episode 03

Part 3: Phantoms of the Jungle

Sep 3, 2015 · 27 min

In Vietnam, the SASR attacks the Viet Cong infrastructure, and plays the savage Viet Cong at their own game--terror and demoralising the jungle enemy. But after Tet, anti-war Western politics frustrate the SASR.

Episode 04

Part 4: Fortress Australia

Sep 3, 2015 · 27 min

After Vietnam the SAS has few friends in high places, and within the 'Fortress Australia' defence policy, extinction looms. But it wins a reprieve by introducing unconventional warfare training and long-range patrolling of Australia's vast northern coastline.