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Ian Fleming

The Man Behind James Bond

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Ian Fleming

By: Andrew Lycett
Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
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Sportsman, womanizer, naval commander, world-traveler, spy, this suave Old Etonian creator of the Cold War's archetypal secret agent was infinitely more complicated and interesting than his major fictional character, Agent 007. Fleming's wide-ranging and exciting life inevitably provided the plausible backdrop for the Bond novels, and while his temperamental, sometimes violent nature got him into difficulties as a young man, the second World War was the making of him. Highly regarded in British naval intelligence for his international contacts, he master-minded numerous top secret operations, including "Golden Eye," which is uncovered here for the first time. His role in shaping prototype CIA is also fully detailed.

©1995 Andrew Lycett (P)1997 Blackstone Audiobooks Art & Literature Authors Espionage
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Focuses more on Fleming acquaintances and contemporaries than Fleming. Readable but not what I expected .

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