Ross Hamish
Ross Hamish - Paddy Mayne Lt Col Blair Paddy Mayne 1 Sas Regiment - Paperback
Ross Hamish - Paddy Mayne Lt Col Blair Paddy Mayne 1 Sas Regiment - Paperback
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Description: The best biography I ve read recently Colin Bateman Sunday Independent An excellent examination of Mayne Ross corrects many of the myths about him that have flourished over the years - History of War magazine 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 L gion 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.
Title: Paddy Mayne Lt Col Blair Paddy Mayne 1 Sas Regiment
Author(s): Ross Hamish
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781803993720
Pages: 35 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/27/2023
Category: Special & Elite Forces
Description: The best biography I ve read recently Colin Bateman Sunday Independent An excellent examination of Mayne Ross corrects many of the myths about him that have flourished over the years - History of War magazine 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 L gion 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.
Title: Paddy Mayne Lt Col Blair Paddy Mayne 1 Sas Regiment
Author(s): Ross Hamish
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781803993720
Pages: 35 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/27/2023
Category: Special & Elite Forces
