The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege 1980
by
Gregory Fremont-Barnes, Pete Winner
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
For 5 days in May 1980, the world watched as the SAS performed a daring raid on the Iranian Embassy in London. Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as "a brilliant operation'' the raid was a huge success for the SAS, rescuing 19 hostages with near-perfect military execution, although 2 hostages were killed...