Reviews for Ian Fleming's Secret War

The average rating for Ian Fleming's Secret War based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-04-26 00:00:00 Denise Mayes A brief look at the WWII contributions of Ian Fleming who went on to create James Bond and the children's book (and Disney movie) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Fleming worked for the head of Navel Intelligence during WWII and along his administrative duties was one England's idea men who helped come up with a commando unit that would go on missions to capture intel and plans from the enemy.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-01-24 00:00:00 M S This is a slim volume that wasn't an easy route into the subject. Dense with British wartime acronym and abbreviation, it told of many fascinating aspects of Fleming's time in military intelligence, the working atmosphere that allowed him to be creative in operations planning, and the lack of recognition for his secret work motivating him to write the James Bond stories. Unfortunately, it doesn't usually cohere well. The specialist historian or intelligence nerd will find much of interest, and the book collector can appreciate the detailed bibliography of rare Fleming editions. Good research went into the book, many interesting questions regarding Fleming's war work are revisited, but I wish the proofreading had been a bit more meticulous.