SAS Rogue Hero's BBC

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Re: SAS Rogue Hero's BBC

I've read Paxmans book, decent read but certainly subjective, I agree it's quite balanced.

Decent view on the Aberfan disaster too.

Thought my view was 'balanced' mind. I don't subscribe to the view Churchill enthusiastically allowed troops to the Rhondda but he certainly agreed to it.

Another who showed restraint remarkably was the army commander MaCready. The same bloke who went into Ireland with the Black n Tan's.

The troops went in as support as the police chief and the local police could not cope , or the pther forces called in , he felt folks lives were at stake so he begged Churchill, who initially turned the request down .

I don't think the army or Churchill were the violent components its was more miners and police charging and fighting each other .. even police from Cardiff were there , they just lost control .

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonypandy_riots