The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama with Ben Macintyre

[@elonsnewworld]

Ive just bought my grandad this book. Thank you sir for helping keep him going. Reading your books and talking about them make him happy ❤

[@johntranter1171]

Mel parry and John macalesse on the balcony, my heroes since being a young lad. Wish I could have met them both

[@GreySphinkter]

I was one of the troopers that stormed the embassy, after that i joined the rangers, did a stint with Delta force and helped SEAL team 6 take down Bin Laden. Then my mum took my Xbox off me.

[@ColdWarConversations]

😂

[@borderlord]

I was a 7 year old kid ,lived a few minutes away in Stonor Road, West Kensington!

[@philjameson292]

I remember when this happened. For me and probably a lot of people it was the first that we had heard about the SAS They later gained more publicity in the Falklands The rescue was pretty amazing to see in broad daylight in full view of the TV cameras, which was nothing like the situation today with 24 hr news and iPhones

[@ColdWarConversations]

Indeed it was shocking to watch something live like that in those days.

[@robertalpy]

My mother used to call me Nimrod if I was doing or said something stupid. It is completely off-topic, but I couldn't help laughing when I heard that word.

[@carolinewalker3106]

What a brilliant pod , it's so fascinating to hear details of what was going on behind the scenes , i also was 18 years old at the time , and remember this so well .

[@ColdWarConversations]

Thanks Caroline. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@mikkoveijalainen7430]

Very interesting interview. I'm a big fan of Ben Macintyre's books.

[@ColdWarConversations]

Yes me too. Hoping to have a chat with him soon about Oleg Gordievsky

[@mikkoveijalainen7430]

Wow, that's incredible !

[@chrisdonlon5603]

A fascinating interview - thank you for sharing

[@ColdWarConversations]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DanaGrant-lw3nz]

Terrific, thank you...great series.

[@ColdWarConversations]

Glad you like them!

[@ulyssesthirteen7031]

Given the Walt on the Facebook group recently, this episode is quite timely.

[@chibwekaunda6278]

“Who Dares Wins”

[@jamesdean1143]

“On April 30, 1986, heavily-armed gunmen burst into the Iranian Embassy in London”

[@grahamparkin5568]

The siege led to calls for increasing the firepower of the police to enable them to prevent and deal with similar incidents in the future, and an official report recommended that specialist police firearms units, such as the Metropolitan Police's D11, be better resourced and equipped.

[@FrankieGeneral-uc3ow]

Surprise.Aggression. Speed 💪🏼

[@roydavidson7190]

Only 6 years out it was1980

[@nickmiller21]

I thought that but he said in 1980, 6 heavily armed terrorists entered the embassy

[@katesinclair2645]

The operation was not what failed in operation Eagle Claw. It was due to having to abort the mission because of a leak inside the pentagon to the press which completely undermined any potential for success. And, of course, the military was blamed for the failure.

[@humanetiger]

SAS = Special Air Service (a Special Force in Great Britain)

[@jamesdean1143]

Super Army Soldiers. I know - they told me.

[@noth606]

Capt. Obvious Strikes Again!

[@louistracy6964]

Oh dear.

[@andrewcharley1893]

That was an incredible evening in may 1980.my 11 year old mind found it hard to comprehend the first minutes of the newsflash when the hooded men appeared on the balcony,then the balcony disappeared and after the smoke cleared two hooded men became four.