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Legendary Warrior of the SAS
Lt. Col. Robert Blair Mayne, DSO
A new e-book by John O’Neill
Much has been written about Blair Mayne since his death 57 years ago; and there has been much speculation about his complex character, his amazingly courageous exploits, and his untimely and unglamorous death. This book provides some further insight into the nature of the man, by revealing for the first time some more private papers and photographs that have come to light.
One aspect of his life and death is the way he dealt with the transition from operational to civilian life after the war. Posthumous psychological assessment is not possible with any certainty, but what we now know about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may well have affected his behaviour, and indeed his decline and death. This book is one more contribution to knowledge that can inform those of us who work in this field and are concerned with the effective treatment of this distressing condition.
Read the foreword and Introduction to the book here
You can buy a copy of this book in PDF format for reading on a laptop etc etc.
Buy a copy for only £7.95 and 90% of the proceeds go to PTSD Resolution, enabling them to continue offering counselling to UK armed forces’ veterans, TA, reservists and dependants, to relieve mental health problems resulting from military service, so as to ease reintegration into a normal work & family life.
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• Never before has Blair Mayne’s character been analysed in such detail.
• Previously unpublished letters, family photos, extracts from a diary and souvenirs are included in the book.
• It has never previously been suggested that Blair Mayne had a mental health problem, which was unattended to after the war.
• A possible theory is postulated as to the reason for his death in a car crash.
Through his own experiences with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the author has been able to comprehend and explain some of Blair Mayne’s previously misunderstood characteristics.
Many authors have tried to write about Blair Mayne’s complex character since his death 57 years ago. It is not suggested in this book that Blair Mayne suffered from ‘Combat Stress’ or lost his nerve in any way, but it is clear that his behaviour at times was quite out of the ordinary, even for an Irishman.
He may well have suffered from PTSD, brought about by the death of his eldest brother Tom, when he was only 19, and by the loss of his father during the war. He also lost his close friend Eoin McGonigal during the first disastrous raid of the SAS in November 1941.
In spite of this he managed to go through operation after operation throughout the whole of the war with remarkable endurance and bravery. It is a sad fact that on the basis of all his amazing accomplishments, he was never awarded the Victoria Cross, but still accumulated an incredible array of medals for duty and bravery.
The organisation PTSD Resolution helped the author overcome his own problems with PTSD, and it is hoped that money raised from the sale of this book will help many ex-servicemen and women, who suffer from PTSD, re-build their lives.
John O’Neill
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