Rogue Warrior of the SAS: The Blair Mayne Legend - Softcover

Dillon, Martin; Bradford, Roy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780575823 ISBN 13: 9781780575827

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

More than half a century after his death, Lt Col. Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers in the history of military special operations. He was the most decorated British soldier of the Second World War, receiving four DSOs, the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'honneur, and he pioneered tactics used today by the SAS and other special operations units worldwide.

Rogue Warrior of the SAS tells the remarkable life story of 'Colonel Paddy', whose exceptional physical strength and uniquely swift reflexes made him a fearsome opponent. But his unorthodox rules of war and his resentment of authority would deny him the ultimate accolade of the Victoria Cross.

Drawing on personal letters and family papers, declassified SAS files and records, together with the Official SAS Diary compiled in wartime and eyewitness accounts from many who served with him, the picture emerges of a soldier who, although a flawed hero, was unquestionably one of the most distinctive combatants of the campaigns in the Western Desert and Europe.

About this title

Book Description:

A revealing biography of the most decorated soldier of the Second World War

About the Author:

Martin Dillon is also the author of several other books, including The Trigger Men, The Shankill Butchers, God and the Gun and The Dirty War. He has been described by the Irish Times as 'one of the most creative writers of our time'.

The late Roy Bradford served with Army Intelligence during the Second World War and subsequently worked as a TV producer and writer. He was the author of two novels, Excelsior and The Last Ditch.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780575823
• ISBN 13: 9781780575827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304