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Old Etonian once termed Damon Runyonesque because of articles on horse racing sent from Australia...always been fascinated by WWII and especially the complex French situation which exposed the best and the worst of human nature of the citizens in an occupied country. Research for books helped by living for 20 years in France where he worked for leading press agency Agence France Presse (AFP), a country that is still haunted by its past and for not having dealt with it properly because de Gaulle preferred to heal the wounds and create a myth of all round resistance save a few misguided bad eggs, a minority of whom paid the heaviest penalty.

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Pirate Irwin Hi Michael! Thank you for the question. Actually with Amery it was both really, whether he was quite that psychopathic one wonders .....but certainly …moreHi Michael! Thank you for the question. Actually with Amery it was both really, whether he was quite that psychopathic one wonders .....but certainly the teddy bear accompanied him almost everywhere. Not exactly Christopher Robin and Winnie....quite the opposite though I speak obviously for the man not the poor bear!! It was also to show that it wasn't unrealistic to find Sebastian where he is by highlighting a historical character with a similar privileged upbringing, even more so in Amery's case as his father was a minister... hope that is a satisfactory answer! All the best Pirate (less)
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