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Old 13th Jan 2017, 07:15
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The Old Fat One
 
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Currently reading "Born of the Desert" by Malcolm James Pleydell MD MC (first MO of the newly formed SAS) first published in 1945, reprinted 2001 (which I think is when he passed away?).

Quite possibly the best autobiography I have ever read, and one that has been much quoted in many other books written about the formation of The Regiment.

Clearly a highly intelligent, perceptive and insightful bloke, his style is very contemporary and his reflections on the mindset of the guys are extremely revealing.
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