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Rankin, Nicholas, - IAN FLEMING'S COMMANDOS - The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII.

Title: IAN FLEMING'S COMMANDOS - The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII.
Description: Faber and Faber, London, 2012, 1st paperback, trade paperback, xvi, 397pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., 2 maps, [ii] ads.coloured pictorial montage upper wrapper, in 1942 Lt. Cdr. Ian Fleming was working as a personal assistant to the British Director of Naval Intelligence when he had the idea of setting up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in with the assault troops on any operation to retrieve intelligence documents, codes, equipment or personnel. The unit came into being as the 30 Assault Unit, slight roll and slant to faintly creased spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, good plus,

Keywords: war ww2 navy intelligence code breaking enigma

Price: GBP 6.00 = appr. US$ 8.57 Seller: A Book for all Reasons
- Book number: 44532

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