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H. Montgomery Hyde (ISBN 10 – 0094687803)
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The Quiet Canadian: The Secret Service Story of Sir William Stephenson
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Sir William Stephenson is a name probably unknown to most Canadians, Britons and Americans, and yet in the Second World War his service to these three countries should guarantee him an element of recognition on both sides of the Atlantic.
During World War I, with Royal Flying Corps, he shot down 26 enemy planes. After the war he competed in air races, and invented and patented the first device for transmitting photographs by wireless; making him a millionaire before he was thirty.
After a secret intelligence mission to Sweden and Finland in 1940 Churchill asked him to take charge of all British secret intelligence and security interests in the Western hemisphere. His codename: Intrepid. Many people consider him to be one of the real-life inspirations for James Bond.
Harford Montgomery Hyde provides enjoyable and informative look at this Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, and spy.
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| Weight | 0.46 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21.5 × 13.7 × 2.5 cm |
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