Paddy Mayne - Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment (New edition)

‘The best biography I’ve read recently’ – Colin Bateman, Sunday Independent ‘This welcome reassessment, officially backed and well-researched, sets the record straight’ – Soldier Magazine ‘Paddy’ Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War. Hamish Ross’s authoritative study follows Mayne from solicitor and rugby international to troop commander in the Commandos and then the SAS, whose leader he later became and whose annals he graced, winning the DSO and three bars, the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d’Honneur. Mayne’s achievements attracted attention, and after his early death legends emerged, based largely on anecdote and assertion. Hamish Ross’s closely researched biography challenges much of the received version, using contemporary sources, the official war diaries, the chronicle of 1 SAS, Mayne’s papers and diaries, and a number of extended interviews with key contemporaries. Ross’s analysis shows Mayne to be a dynamic, yet principled and thoughtful man, committed to the unit’s original concepts. He was far from flawless, but his leadership and tactical brilliance in the field secured the reputation of the SAS, proving he was every bit a rogue hero.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2023
First published:	2004
Authors:	Hamish Ross
Dimensions:	198 x 129mm (L x W)
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-80399-372-0
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-80399-372-3
Barcode:	9781803993720

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