Before James Bond: A New Book On Ian Fleming's World War II Commandos

MI6 - the James Bond web site, not the British Secret Intelligence Service - announced the publication of a new book about Ian Fleming's wartime experiences in British Naval Intelligence and his creation of an elite group of naval intelligence-commandos called the 30 Assault Unit.

You can read the MI6 piece on Nicholas Rankin's Ian Fleming's Commandos (Faber & Faber) via the below link:

http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/literature_ian_flemings_commandos.php3?t=&s=&id=02937

I interviewed Craig Cabell, the author of a previous book on Ian Fleming and the 30 Assault Unit called Ian Fleming's Secret War (Sword & Shield).

You can read my GreatHistory.com interview via the below links:

http://greathistory.com/the-secret-war-of-james-bonds-creator-ian-fleming.htm

http://greathistory.com/the-secret-war-of-james-bonds-creator-part-2.htm

You can also read my piece on Ian Fleming and the James Bond phenomenon via the below link:

http://pauldavisoncrime.blogspot.com/2010/06/casino-royale-revisited-film-that.html

British Royal Marine Unit Renamed After a World War II Commando Group Founded by James Bond Creator Ian Fleming

The BBC reports that a British Royal Marine unit in Devon was renamed after a World War II intelligence gathering commando group, 30 Assault Unit, which was founded by Royal Navy Commander Ian Fleming (seen in the below photo).
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Fleming, of course, went on to write Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, Dr No and other James Bond thrillers after the war.
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You can read the BBC report via the below link:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11980837

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You can also read my GreatHistory.com two-part interview with Craig Cabell, the British author of Ian Fleming's Secret War (Pen & Sword Books), which is about Fleming and his 30 Assault Unit, via the links below:

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http://greathistory.com/the-secret-war-of-james-bonds-creator-ian-fleming.htm

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http://greathistory.com/the-secret-war-of-james-bonds-creator-part-2.htm

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An upcoming film about the intelligence gathering commando unit, starring Sean Bean and called Age of Heroes, will soon be released. Below is the film's poster.

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You can also visit an earlier post about Age of Heroes and other films that feature Ian Fleming via the below link:

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http://pauldavisoncrime.blogspot.com/2010/09/fleming-on-film-ian-fleming-creator-of.html