Norman_Conquest
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The beginning seems to support your stance on here regarding stories being embellished by someone who knew someone who had been there, just to improve the story.
I read this comment as a negative until I read the extract. It seems positive so perhaps the challenge is more about his 'rogue' reputation.Jedi
I've just received Hamish Ross book on Paddy Mayne through the post from my youngest son and a piece on the back (see photo 2) intrigued me immediately and I am sure it will you. It seems this guy is willing to challenge the myth of Paddy Mayne and does so with the support of his family and the SAS Regiment.
It wasn't meant to sound negative, I’ve just struggled to buy into the theory that Mayne had issues with authority. He played rugby at a high level (British and Irish Lions), and any disciplinary issues would have been raised here; Also, to be able to pull off the daring raids he was involved in, it would have taken a high degree of intelligence and discipline for them to succeed.I read this comment as a negative until I read the extract. It seems positive so perhaps the challenge is more about his 'rogue' reputation.
Look forward to hearing what you think of it.
The campaigns depicted are all real the gung ho death or glory approach was true as was the insane training regime as they basically did what most thought was impossible.I watched the first couple of episodes and just thought it was such a juvenile glorification of war it could have come out of a Victor comic strip. Unimpressed