▁men , ▁f ights ▁what ▁they ▁think ▁is ▁the ▁German ▁army ▁but ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁pl ato on . ▁He ▁also ▁cle ars ▁br icks ▁from ▁a ▁bom bed - out ▁cor rid or ▁which ▁could ▁have ▁fallen ▁at ▁any ▁moment . ▁Main w aring ▁ins ists ▁he ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁dangerous ▁position ▁even ▁though ▁in ▁drawing ▁lots ▁he ▁had ▁picked ▁the ▁saf est ▁(" As leep ▁in ▁the ▁Deep "). ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁places ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁his ▁country ▁above ▁his ▁own ▁interests . ▁In ▁" Command ▁Dec ision ", ▁Main w aring ▁is ▁prepared ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁control ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁pl ato on ▁could ▁gain ▁rif les , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁is ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁his ▁e go . ▁In ▁addition ▁he ▁is ▁prepared ▁to ▁" m arch ▁in ▁the ▁ranks ▁as ▁Private ▁Main w aring " ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁briefly ▁de comm ission ed ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁actually ▁been ▁made ▁an ▁officer , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁merely ▁over ze alous ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁control ▁fre ak . ▁ ▁He ▁h ates ▁cons cient ious ▁object ors ; ▁he ▁sees ▁them ▁as ▁ab normal ▁as ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁their ▁country , ▁as ▁shown ▁when ▁he ▁disco vers ▁Private ▁God f rey ▁was ▁a ▁con ch ie . ▁However , ▁when ▁he ▁lear ns ▁God f rey ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Som me ▁and ▁risk ed ▁his ▁own ▁life