Simmons, Mark
Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye
- ISBN 13:
- 9781612006857
- author:
- Simmons, Mark
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Casemate Publishers
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 152 mm X 228 mm
- Genre:
- 22.8 x 15.2 centimetres (0.45 kg, Biography, Military, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye: Keeping Spain out of World War II by Mark Simmons. In November 1940, Adolf Hitler met with Francisco Franco at Hendaye, a meeting that could have marked the beginning of an alliance between Germany and Spain. However, this encounter ultimately proved to be a turning point in the war, as the risk of Nazi occupation in Spain decreased. This book explores the complex web of operations and schemes devised by the Allies to prevent Spain from entering World War II. From Operation Tracer, a plan to leave a listening post in Gibraltar, to the SIS and SOE operations in Portugal, Simmons delves into the intricate world of espionage and sabotage during this period. He also examines Fleming's own role in Operation Golden Eye, a scheme that would have disrupted German activities in Spain had it been put into action. Simmons draws on previously classified files from the Foreign Office, SOE, CIA, and OKW to recreate the story of how Spain was kept out of World War II.
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