87306 Robert Blair "Paddy" MAYNE, DSO & 3 Bars, MiD, Royal Ulster Rifles & 1 SAS

"Colonel Paddy" was born on this day 100 years ago.

The right man at the right time.

Winner of the Distinguished Service Order 4 Times!!!

 

ww2ni,

I will join you in remembering one of the pioneers of the SAS and a great all round soldier.

 

Shame he didn't get the VC that he was put up for.

Cheers
Paul

 

good day ww2ni.sm.today.02:45pm.lt colonel robert blair "paddy"mayne.D.S.O.AND 3BARS.he was certainly a great hero.thank you for posting regards bernard85

 

An excellent reminder of a very brave man.

Regards
Tom

 

There are a number of books on "Paddy" Mayne, please can anybody recommend any which are well researched and historically accurate. I have noted these and dont know which to buy. Many thanks

• Bradford, Roy; Dillon, Martin (1987). Rogue Warrior of the S.A.S.: John Murray Publishers.
• Marrinan, Patrick (2013). Colonel Paddy: The Man Who Dared. Colourpoint Books.
• O'Neill, John (2015). Legendary Warrior of the SAS - Robert Blair Mayne. Menin House.
• Ross, Hamish (2003). Paddy Mayne: Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, Sutton Publishing.

 

Of the four, the choice for me.



Good luck with your research.

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

EDIT: The Marrinan one has, for me now, sadly had it's day, but it still holds a special place.

Autographs

 

I bought the book "Paddy Mayne" Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne by Hamis Ross but couldn't get into it. I posted it to a friend.
I was far more impressed by "Born of the Desert" by Malcolm James Pleydell which I purchased on Kindle.
I don't feel that the SAS was the work of any one man but an amalgam of people beset by frustration, in a war that didn't seem to be going their way.
Together they forged a distinguished team. Some of whom did not survive.

I wouldn't buy any of them but would try to research the Regt from Archived documents or stories from men who were there.
It would be a challenge, maybe impossible but Who Dares Wins

 

For me, all the recommendation that was ever needed for the Hamish Ross.

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

Touché Jim.
The one part page that I kept and my inspiration to buy Born of the Desert.

I fully respect your views on a book that I only read in part.

Has no one else read any of these books?

 

Don't believe Strirling's version of things!

 

I am grateful to you all, thank you

 

(As mentioned in #1 now on YT)

A very interesting program with a revealing end.
Highly Recommended.