FOR FANS OF THE BBC SERIES SAS ROGUE HEROES<\/i>, THIS IS THE REAL STORY OF BLAIR ‘PADDY’ MAYNE<\/b>
‘Absolutely gripping from the word go’ Alexis Conran, Times Radio<\/b>
‘A convincing insight into the terror and adrenaline rush of war’ Mail on Sunday<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Damien Lewis’s new bestseller tells the action-packed, riveting story of the band of mavericks and visionaries who made the SAS. Using hitherto untold stories and new archival sources, Damien Lewis follows one close-knit band of warriors from the SAS foundation through to the Italian landings – chronicling the extraordinary part they played as the tide of the Second World War truly turned in the Allies’ favour.<\/p>\n
This is a narrative of wall-to-wall do-or-die action and daring, chronicling the exploits of some of the most highly-decorated soldiers of the twentieth-century.<\/p>\n
‘A new book by historian Damien Lewis … who has read through the letters, diaries and reports kept by the Mayne family and conducted interviews with its surviving members over the past ten years’ Danielle Sheridan, Daily Telegraph<\/i><\/b>
‘Read more about the characters as seen in SAS Rogue Heroes<\/i> in Damien Lewis’s book SAS Brothers In Arms<\/i>‘ Ed Cullinane, SWNS<\/b>
‘Damien Lewis, bestselling author, describes the extraordinary bravery of Paddy Mayne and, it seems strange to say, the humanity of Mayne … Brilliant’ Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio 5 Live<\/b><\/p>\n
‘The depth of research is astounding’Belfast Telegraph<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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