▁his ▁short com ings ▁as ▁a ▁leader , ▁Main w aring ▁cons iders ▁himself ▁an ▁excellent ▁military ▁tact ician . ▁His ▁height ▁and ▁background ▁are ▁frequently ▁mock ed ▁as ▁indicating ▁a ▁Napoleon ▁Complex ▁and ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁his ▁nem esis , ▁AR P ▁W arden ▁H od ges . ▁In ▁one ▁episode , ▁" A ▁Sold ier ' s ▁F are well ", ▁Main w aring ▁dream s ▁he ▁is ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ▁and ▁is ▁th wart ed ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁by ▁a ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington ▁res emb ling ▁Wilson . ▁His ▁pom pos ity ▁and ▁conv iction ▁of ▁his ▁pro w ess ▁mean ▁that ▁Main w aring ▁year ns ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁any ▁situation ▁and ▁he ▁behav es ▁in ▁an ▁ar rog ant ▁manner ; ▁for ▁instance ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁he ▁organ ised ▁the ▁Home ▁Guard ▁unit ▁and ▁appointed ▁himself ▁command ing ▁officer ▁despite ▁lack ▁of ▁experience ▁and ▁qual ifications ▁( and ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁the ▁episode ▁" Ro om ▁at ▁the ▁B ottom " ▁before ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁commission ). ▁ ▁Main w aring ' s ▁patri ot ism ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁x en oph ob ia ▁( he ▁is ▁not ▁keen ▁on ▁the ▁French , ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁emot ional ▁and ▁sm ell ▁of ▁gar lic , ▁the ▁Rus si ans , ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁former ▁al liance ▁with ▁Germany ▁and ▁their ▁commun ism , ▁the ▁Americans ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁late ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that