Reply With QuoteThe man was a legend....and a loose canon by many accounts. I live and grew up not far from Newtownards where there is a statue of him.
He was the most decorated British soldier of the second world war who did not receive a VC.
Blair ''Paddy'' Mayne
Just came across this on youtube.
The man was a legend....and a loose canon by many accounts. I live and grew up not far from Newtownards where there is a statue of him.
He was the most decorated British soldier of the second world war who did not receive a VC.
New to me, will watch later, thanks.
I read the book on Paddy Mayne by Hamish Ross some time back. Interesting chap.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paddy-Mayne-...1916186&sr=1-1
Proper 'stuff of legend', was Paddy - a bit like Thomas Cochrane a hundred and odd years earlier.
Interesting film but needed less Eddie and more Paddy...
I don't care how great a Formula 1 driver you are, it's not comparable to the SAS in WWII...
^^^ thouroughly depressing - a classic example of self medication for PTSD through alcohol IMHO - interesting that the trick cyclist seemed to ingnore that. I wonder if he had any real experience of either PTSD or soldiers...
I haven't had a chance to watch the video yet but by accounts I've read that would seem very plausible. After the war ended supposedly he became pretty withdrawn except when he'd hit the boozer and ended up the night in fight, he'd turn up the next day and pay for the damage ... rinse and repeat. Of course he had a great reputation for doing that (drinking and fighting) before the war also.Originally Posted by Royal
Here's another book I read about him once:
http://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Warrior-...ds=paddy+mayne
It was a pretty good read.
His picture's in my sig for those that didn't know.
I've known for years, and wished I could grow a beard half as good.
I can grow a wonderful mustache, even to the point of putting Magnum PI to shame. But a beard at age 39, no.
Ha! I think you and I are in the same beard envy boat here, great tache but the beard's a bit crap.
had a full beard since i was 14
had to shave twice a day sometimes...
oinly removed it twice in last 36 years, and nobody recognised me. the wife said it was like being with a new man . oh well.
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