SAS Rescue examines the elite regiment’s role in saving individuals, especially from the clutches of terrorists and drug barons. Using first-hand accounts by men who have served in the SAS, SAS Rescue examines hostage-rescue missions mounted by SAS soldiers, such as the famous incident at the Iranian embassy in 1980. The book also takes a look at the clandestine role of the SAS in helping save civilians in the Yugoslavian wars of the 1990s, and the role the regiment has played in protecting high-profile heads of state and politicians.