This month, we explore the bravery of the troops that formed the SAS, Britain’s derring-do elite unit that performed extremely challenging feats in the name of the war effort. Although the group had a rocky start – after all, they were a total innovation in military organisation and technology – their hard work and discipline soon began to pay off. Its name and legacy survive as a testament to heroism everywhere. Discover the full story on page 28.
There’s plenty more where that came from, as we try to solve the puzzle of Mallory and Irvine (p74, the climbers who disappeared on Everest one stormy night. Why exactly did these highly trained mountaineers simply vanish?