1941. British forces are on the retreat in North Africa and Rommel is heading for Egypt. Three British Lieutenants - David Stirling, Jock Lewes and Paddy Mayne - have an idea for a force that will operate behind enemy lines, attacking key installations - airfields, supply depots etc. Thanks to the work of Lt. Colonel Dudley Clarke, an intelligence officer, the ideal unit, the Special Air Service Brigade, already exists...on paper. Now it is up to Stirling, Lewes and Mayne to make it a reality.
