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The Australian SAS: The Untold History

The Australian SAS: The Untold History (2015)

September. 03,2015

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The Australian SAS: The Untold History

Explores the official history of the Australian SAS, a special forces unit of the Australian Army, from it's inception to current involvement in fighting Islamic State.

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The Australian SAS: The Untold History

2015

Explores the official history of the Australian SAS, a special forces unit of the Australian Army, from it's inception to current involvement in fighting Islamic State.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 3 : 2015

4 Episode

Episode 1 - Part 8: The Force of Choice

September. 03,2015

After three decades of peace, SASR plunges into 25 years of continuous action. Its versatility is challenged in delicate operations in 1999 in East Timor and the controversial boarding of the refugee ship Tampa.

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Episode 2 - Part 9: The Strategic Soldier

September. 03,2015

After 9/11 SASR joins the American-led Coalition invading Afghanistan in search of Osama Bin Laden, and aiming to defeat his terrorist support. In the shooting war in Afghanistan, SASR faces its toughest enemy ever in Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

Episode 3 - Part 10: A War of Attrition

September. 03,2015

The effectiveness of small SASR teams is dramatically demonstrated in as assault on Bin Laden's forces in the formidable Shah-i-Kot valley. The regiment wins a coveted US Unit Citation for Operation Anaconda , a fierce 12-day attrition battle in which SASR patrols avert a certain defeat of the Coalition forces.

Episode 4 - Part 11: Fighting the Asymmetric War

September. 03,2015

In 2001 and 2003 SASR captures illegal shipping on the high seas. In 2003 it spearheads the invasion of IRAQ before returning in 2006 to asymmetric warfare in Afghanistan. The series concludes with reflections on SAS veterans' long-term health, the global threat to food security, the possible tasking of SASR against narcotics and its deployment across the entire strategic spectrum of an increasingly troubled, complex world.

Seasons 2 : 2015

3 Episode

Seasons 1 : 2015

4 Episode

Explores the official history of the Australian SAS, a special forces unit of the Australian Army, from it's inception to current involvement in fighting Islamic State.