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Paddy Mayne - Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment (Paperback, New Ed)
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An Irish solicitor and international rugby player, Blair 'Paddy'
Mayne became one of the most outstanding soldiers and leaders of
the Second World War. After seeing action in Syria with the
Commandos, he joined the new unit that David Stirling was
establishing, the Special Air Service. The raids Mayne led in the
Western Desert destroyed over one hundred enemy aircraft on the
ground. The common factor in these successes was Mayne's ability to
read the situation, anticipate how the enemy would react, and then
attack. Mayne was twenty-seven when he won the DSO for the first
time. Mayne subsequently led the unit in Italy, France and Germany,
winning a further bar to the DSO in each of these campaigns, as
well as the Croix de Guerre and the Legion d'Honneur. At the end of
the war, after a short period with an Antarctic Survey, Mayne
returned to the law. In 1955 he died in a car accident, aged forty.
Soon after his death, misinformation about Mayne began to appear.
He was portrayed variously as a classical tragic hero of drama, and
a man of anger and aggression. Hamish Ross's work largely refutes
these standard interpretations, using official war diaries, the
early chronicle of 1 SAS, Mayne's papers and diaries, and a number
of extended interviews with key contemporaries. It has the support
of the Mayne family and the SAS Regimental Association. Hamish Ross
strips away the legend and leaves Mayne not diminished but
enhanced.
General
Imprint: |
The History Press Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2004 |
Authors: |
Hamish Ross
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
304 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7509-3943-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
0-7509-3943-5 |
Barcode: |
9780750939430 |
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