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"The true story of Ian Fleming's Second World War unit, the real-life inspiration for James Bond. In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming RNVR was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. In the Admiralty, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in with front-line troops to steal enemy intelligence? Known as '30 Assault Unit', they took part in the landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy and helped liberate Paris. But 30AU really came into their own in…
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8 editions- Other · English · 2016Audible Studios on Brilliance · 9781522667773
- Other · English · 2014Oxford University Press, Incorporated · 9780199361113
- Other · English · 2012Faber & Faber, Limited · 416 pages · 9780571250639
- Other · English · 2011Faber & Faber, Incorporated · 9780571277803
- Other · English · 2011Oxford University Press · 9781283296984
- Other · English · 2011Oxford University Press, Incorporated · 320 pages · 9780199782901
Secret serviceIntelligence officersCommando operationsCampaignsGreat BritainWorld War, 1939-1945Military intelligenceRegimental histories