Britain’s Daring Commando Raids in WW2

But, his Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, is not content with remaining on the defensive and orders his military leaders to explore [music] different possibilities of hitting back at Germany. Area Bomber Command is still in its infancy and incapable of launching large raids against German cities. Meanwhile, the British are directly engaging the Axis powers in North Africa, but this campaign is limited to fighting the Italians and small parts of the German army. Churchill searches for ways to take the fight to the Nazis. Always an idealist, Churchill is especially interested in special forces. He urges the Imperial General Staff to explore the idea, telling his generals, "I look to the Joint Chiefs of Staff to propose measures for ceaseless offensive against the whole German-occupied coastline, leaving a trail of German corpses behind. Enterprises must be prepared with specially trained troops of the hunter class who can develop a reign of terror down the enemy coast."