The Final Dive: The Life and Death of Buster Crabb - Couverture rigide

Hale, Don

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ISBN 10 : 0750945745 ISBN 13 : 9780750945745

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Lionel ‘Buster’ Crabb was a drinker, a gambler, a womaniser and a lover of fast cars and gadgets. On top of all that, he was a spy, an acquaintance of Ian Fleming and the inspiration for James Bond.

A British naval frogman and bomb disposal expert, Crabb worked directly under Fleming during the Second World War at Naval Intelligence and went on to conduct covert operations for both SIS and MI5. Elements from Crabb’s dangerous missions and eccentric lifestyle were later incorporated into Fleming’s novels. His inventions sparked the role of Q; Miss Moneypenny was based on Crabb’s aunt, Kitty Jarvis; and his underwater battle with enemy divers became a crucial scene in Thunderball. During a secret drive beneath a Russian warship in 1957, Crabb disappeared without a trace. One year later, a decapitated and handless body was found, sparking a major row between the government, the secret services and the Admiralty that still smoulders today.

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À propos de l'auteur

DON HALE has collected sixteen regional, national and international awards for investigative journalism. In June 2002 he received an OBE for his campaigning journalism in the Stephen Downing miscarriage of justice case. His bestselling book on the so-called 'Bakewell Tart' case, Town Without Pity was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger award for non-fiction and was made into a successful TV drama. He lives in North Wales.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750945745
• ISBN 13: 9780750945745
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
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• Personne responsable: non disponible