It is late 1940. The Axis armies have overwhelmed the whole of Western Europe. Momentarily stopped by the English Channel, the German army concentrates its forces for an imminent invasion of Britain. However, there is a man in the English command who has not resigned himself to play a merely defensive role. His name is Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clark. His plan is to create a special unit with a fistful of exceptional men. Men skilful enough to deal with all kinds of equipment and weaponry, men able to strike at the enemy on the most dangerous missions, men able to change the course of the war..These men were destined to make history. In mid-1940, the German Army had managed in just a few weeks to complete the invasion of France and Low Countries, forcing the Allied armies to make a disastrous retreat from Dunkirk. Stopped by the English Channel, the Germans are preparing the invasion of England. While the British Army is organising itself for the defence of the island, Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke has decided not to accept the defeat of the Allied armies in the field of battle and limit himself to a strictly defensive role. Inspired by the success of the famous guerrilla wars in various conflicts, he conceives the idea of creating an elite unit, able to handle all sorts of military equipment and capable of carrying out the most risky and difficult operations. The object of this unit was to harass the Germans on their own territory, from the Pyrenees to Narvik, while the Allies were obliged to maintain that defensive position. The name of this unit was taken from the mobile units the Boers fielded during two years, that kept 250,000 men of the British Army tied down during the Boer Wars (1899-1902). The commandos had appeared on the world stage. This unit, which was destined to make history, fulfilled its mission of harassing the German Army with flying colours, participating in every campaign in world War II and serving at the forefront of the liberation of Europe, becoming the most decorated unit in the war. Eight Victoria Crosses, 37 Distinguished Service orders, 162 Military Crosses, 32 Distinguished Conduct Medals and 218 Military Medals speak for themselves for themselves about the success of this unit and the valour of its members.