In the first episode of season 16 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we briefly examine the life of the man who challenged British conventional warfare tactics during World War 2 and led the way to the formation of modern special forces such as the SAS when he put together the Small-Scale Raiding Force with the view of causing havoc behind enemy lines. His name was Gus March-Phillipps.

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