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Who dares lies: why do so many men pretend to have been in the SAS?

Christopher Lee never exactly lied about his creditable wartime record, but he encouraged its embellishment. It’s a surprisingly common story

18 July 2015

9:00 AM

18 July 2015

9:00 AM

Sir Christopher Lee, who died last month aged 93, knew how to play a part. One of the consummate actors of his generation, whose career spanned nearly seven decades, his versatility on stage and screen was legendary.

At first glance his military career during the second world war was similarly versatile.

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Gavin Mortimer’s The Men Who Made the SAS: The History of the Long Range Desert Group was published last month.

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