Probably the most significant advance in our knowledge of Ian Fleming that Nicholas Shakespeare presents in his brilliant new biography, Ian Fleming: The Complete Man, concerns the James Bond creator's war record. With the steady release of files relating to the top secret activities of intelligence and other covert organisations operating during the Second World … Continue reading The origin of Ian Fleming’s ‘chocolate sailor’
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Filets de sole Dieppoise
Ian Fleming's connection with the seaside town of Dieppe in northern France began well before 1942, when, in his role as personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence during the Second World War, he witnessed the disasterous raid on German positions by a force of commandos (including his own intelligence-gathering assault unit in its … Continue reading Filets de sole Dieppoise