▁( and ▁received ▁inj uries ) ▁craw ling ▁into ▁No ▁Man ' s ▁Land ▁to ▁save ▁several ▁men , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁the ▁Military ▁Medal , ▁he ▁changes ▁his ▁opinion ▁of ▁God f rey . ▁Main w aring ▁says ▁he ▁can ' t ▁understand ▁why ▁God f rey ▁doesn ' t ▁wear ▁the ▁medal . ▁ ▁Main w aring ▁is ▁also ▁capable ▁of ▁acting ▁decis ively ▁and ▁independently , ▁although ▁not ▁always ▁with ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁results . ▁In ▁" A ▁Man ▁of ▁Action ", ▁Wal ming ton ▁is ▁cut ▁off ▁when ▁a ▁bomb ▁dam ages ▁the ▁railway ▁and ▁water works . ▁Main w aring ▁impos es ▁mart ial ▁law ▁and ▁takes ▁power ▁from ▁the ▁Mayor . ▁Under ▁his ▁law ▁people ▁need ▁perm its ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁bath ▁and ▁lo ot ers ▁will ▁be ▁shot . ▁He ▁changes ▁position ▁when ▁this ▁power ▁is ▁taken ▁from ▁him ▁by ▁an ▁official ▁from ▁G H Q , ▁describing ▁such ▁an ▁act ▁and ▁the ▁im position ▁of ▁mart ial ▁law ▁as ▁" mon str ous ". ▁ ▁Main w aring ▁often ▁claims ▁to ▁know ▁something , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁proven ▁wrong ▁almost ▁immediately . ▁Men ▁under ▁him , ▁however , ▁are ▁mostly ▁devoted ▁to ▁him . ▁At ▁heart , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁kind - heart ed ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁deep - root ed ▁sense ▁of ▁duty . ▁ ▁Main w aring ▁has ▁nearly ▁had ▁two ▁affairs . ▁One ▁is ▁in ▁M um ' s ▁Army ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁called ▁F iona ▁Gray ▁who ▁joins ▁the ▁Home ▁Guard