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John Steel Lewes (1913-41) was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) to an English father and an Australian mother. His father, a wealthy accountant with a puritanical streak, instilled a deep sense of duty and a strong work ethic into his children. Demi Moore,60, bares her washboard abs in a bikini while posing under a waterfall after rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon One of the pioneers of the SAS was 'dazzled' by the Third Reich, socialised with Hitler and fell in love with a member of the Nazi party before the outbreak of the war, a new documentary reveals. An opening caption tells us that it is “Based on a true story, the events depicted which seem most unbelievable are mostly true”. Steven Knight had trouble with the fact that many of the things that actually happened sound like a product of cheap fiction.
But, just three years before its creation in 1941, Lewes had a brief stint as a Nazi sympathiser, telling his parents that Germany was 'far from being a totalitarian state' and even attending a ball alongside Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels.
I have been struggling to believe or rather retain my belief in German sincerity but only a fanatic faith could withstand the evidence they choose of their own free will to put before us… I have great faith in Britain and I swear I will not live to see the day when Britain hauls down the colours of her beliefs before totalitarian aggression… I shall willingly take up arms against Germany, almost gladly. Inside Marilyn Monroe's DRAMATIC transformation from unknown nobody Norma Jeane into an on-screen icon Banged Up review: This prison 'experiment' is just a shabby excuse to torment celebs, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS Jermain Defoe's heartbroken on-off girlfriend Alisha LeMay breaks her silence after pictures of the footballer and his new lover emerged Victory for the 'Mondeo Man': Value of Ford Mondeos soars along with Vauxhall Corsas and Renault Meganes as...
Like his comrade and SAS co-founder David Stirling, Lewes found his time in the Commandos frustrating. Many operations were cancelled and others ended in failure. Learning from this, Lewes sought to refine the commando concept and develop a more effective way of using these highly trained soldiers.
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