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Bezig met laden... Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye: Keeping Spain out of World War II (2018)door Mark Simmons
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This book tells the story of the various Allied operations and schemes instigated to keep Spain and Portugal out of WWII, which included the widespread bribery of high ranking Spanish officials and the duplicity of Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr. Ian Fleming and Alan Hillgarth were the architects of Operation Golden Eye, the sabotage and disruption scheme that would be put in place had Germany invaded Spain. Fleming visited the Iberian Peninsula and Tangiers several times during the war, arguably his greatest achievement in WWII and the closest he came to being a real secret agent. It was these visits which supplied much of the background material for his fiction - Fleming even called his home on Jamaica where he created 007 'Goldeneye.' The book begins with Hitler's dilemma about which way to move and his meeting with Francisco Franco at Hendaye in October 1940, a major turning point in the war when an alliance between Germany and Spain seemed possible. Simmons explores the British reaction to this, with Operation Tracer being created by Admiral Godfrey, head of Naval Intelligence. This was a plan to leave a listening and observation post buried in the Rock of Gibraltar should it have fallen to the Germans. A chapter is also devoted to Portugal - the SIS and SOE operations there and the vital Wolfram wars. Operation Golden Eye was eventually put on standby in 1943 as the risk of the Nazis occupying Spain was much reduced. Simmons consulted Foreign Office, SOE, CIA and OKW files when writing this book. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.548641History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Other Topics Unconventional warfare of Allies Europe British IslesLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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The book deals principally with the Western Allies' efforts -- particularly the British -- the keep Spain and to a lesser extent Portugal on a neutral stance during World War II. How this is accomplished is the focus of the book after the first few chapters that lay the groundwork. Fleming's assignments and travels are discussed, within the larger effort, particularly Operation Golden Eye, which was Fleming's plan to sabotage and disrupt port facilities, if the Germans entered Spain, by invitation or by force.
This book is not really about Ian Fleming except that his is a name among the many, though the author uses the final chapter to discuss Fleming's creation of James Bond and how the experiences and people that Fleming encountered during his service in the British Military and 'Secret Service' were influential as plot devices and villain development in his novels. ( )