Bibliograph

Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye, spies, scoundrels, and envoys keeping Spain out of World War II, Mark Simmons

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Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye, spies, scoundrels, and envoys keeping Spain out of World War II, Mark Simmons

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-184) and index

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1064904460

Responsibility statement

Mark Simmons

Sub title

spies, scoundrels, and envoys keeping Spain out of World War II

Summary

The nearest Ian Fleming ever got to being a real secret agent was when he visited the Iberian Peninsula and Tangiers several times during World War II. This was when Fleming devised the sabotage and disruption scheme Operation Golden Eye with Alan Hillgarth, the naval attaché in Madrid. Golden Eye was to be implemented by SIS and SOE teams in the event of the Germans moving into Spain -- whether invited or as invaders. The 007 novels penned by Fleming had their roots firmly anchored in his experiences and the array of colourful characters he met during World War II. Little wonder he called his home on Jamaica -- where he wrote the James Bond novels -- Goldeneye

Target audience

adult

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