Paddy Mayne: LT Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment

by Hamish Ross

Book Overview

'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 a 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803993723
• ISBN13: 9781803993720
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.7"