Yes, the dirty tricks department of British propaganda in WW1 is known about, thanks to their 'end of job' magazine which should have been destroyed. I'm sure WW2 had a similar department and today. Some of it may be valid, but certainly not Pollard's role and he was relatively discreet. Gorge Macdonald Fraser's Flashman I would guess was based on real-life sources, too. Real life villains are always the best
Thanks! Yes, Pollard is a kind of sinister James Bond in Hellbreaker. And I also feature him in the text novel I'm ready to write. Most of his books are available free on line - but he doesn't give much away. He was surprisingly discreet. Apart from his book on Irish Secret Societies which is full of vile racism. There are a few hints of what he did in World War Two in Wikipedia. I found out more by following the links on Wikipedia but still have more to check out. Absolutely fascinating character!
Totally fascinating! A curiously obscure figure, considering how influential he has been. Thanks for the education - I'm going to read up on him more. You can see why the BBC would prefer to broadcast a glorified version of David Sterling's adventures - the kind of propangandising Pollard would approve of endures. It might be paranoid to beleive that history is written offstage and we only see the panto, but maybe not entirely incorrect either! Will the Hellbreaker character be a kind of Anti-James Bond, as Public Eye was an anti-Batman? Thanks once again - not only for such interesting writing but for avoiding the formulaic padding that bloats so many articles on the internet! Straight to the Point! Pat Mills Rules OK!
Really interesting stuff! If there was one Pollard how many more were or are there out there? Sounds like the template for these people who call themselves ‘disrupters’.
Yes, the dirty tricks department of British propaganda in WW1 is known about, thanks to their 'end of job' magazine which should have been destroyed. I'm sure WW2 had a similar department and today. Some of it may be valid, but certainly not Pollard's role and he was relatively discreet. Gorge Macdonald Fraser's Flashman I would guess was based on real-life sources, too. Real life villains are always the best
Thanks! Yes, Pollard is a kind of sinister James Bond in Hellbreaker. And I also feature him in the text novel I'm ready to write. Most of his books are available free on line - but he doesn't give much away. He was surprisingly discreet. Apart from his book on Irish Secret Societies which is full of vile racism. There are a few hints of what he did in World War Two in Wikipedia. I found out more by following the links on Wikipedia but still have more to check out. Absolutely fascinating character!
Totally fascinating! A curiously obscure figure, considering how influential he has been. Thanks for the education - I'm going to read up on him more. You can see why the BBC would prefer to broadcast a glorified version of David Sterling's adventures - the kind of propangandising Pollard would approve of endures. It might be paranoid to beleive that history is written offstage and we only see the panto, but maybe not entirely incorrect either! Will the Hellbreaker character be a kind of Anti-James Bond, as Public Eye was an anti-Batman? Thanks once again - not only for such interesting writing but for avoiding the formulaic padding that bloats so many articles on the internet! Straight to the Point! Pat Mills Rules OK!
Really interesting stuff! If there was one Pollard how many more were or are there out there? Sounds like the template for these people who call themselves ‘disrupters’.