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Why legendary SAS commander Paddy Mayne MUST get the Victoria Cross: Historian DAMIEN LEWIS urges MPs to correct 'clerical error' that denied WWII hero top award

Why legendary SAS commander Paddy Mayne MUST get the Victoria Cross: Historian DAMIEN LEWIS urges MPs to correct 'clerical error' that denied WWII hero top award
Blair 'Paddy' Mayne's wartime journey was defined by relentless courage, calculated defiance, maverick thinking and military genius, writes DAMIEN LEWIS.

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