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Ian Fleming's 'The Diamond Smugglers' is a unique view into the world of diamond smugglers in the 1950s. I happen to love diamonds, so this non-fiction piece of journalism caught my eye. I also happen to be an Ian Fleming, James Bond fan. I loved stepping back into the mid-1950s and learning a bit of history about the diamond trade.
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A remarkable feat of investigative journalism, The Diamond...
- The Diamond Smugglers. by Ian Fleming Paperback - Amazon.ca
THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS. Alongside his relatively new guise as a thriller writer, Fleming retained his position as a journalist at the Sunday Times. In 1957 the paper invited him to write a story on the International Diamond Security Organisation which worked to crack down on diamond smuggling, a subject Fleming was familiar with after ...
A remarkable feat of investigative journalism, The Diamond Smugglers is the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history. The text in this edition has been restored by the Fleming family company Ian Fleming Publications, to reflect the work as it was originally published. www.ianfleming.com.
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Jan 24, 2011 · 24 January 2011. @007dossier. The Diamond Smugglers is an investigation by Ian Fleming of diamond smuggling operations out of South Africa. Originally written as a series of articles in the Sunday Times, the book expanded upon the original material and was first published in 1957. David Leigh founded The James Bond Dossier in 2002.
Apr 4, 2013 · The Diamond Smugglers is the true story of an operation responsible for smuggling millions of pounds worth of precious gems out of Africa. Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, drew on interviews with the reluctant hero of the diamond companies’ counter-attack to explore the world of the real master criminals of his time.The result rivals Fleming’s greatest spy novels.
Aug 6, 2024 · THE TRUE STORY OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME RING AND ITS DOWNFALLIn 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a work of nonfiction every bit as tense as a Bond adventure. Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond...
Jul 11, 2017 · The Diamond Smugglers. Ian Fleming. Valmy Publishing, Jul 11, 2017 - History - 95 pages. HAILED BY THE PRESS AS: “THE GREATEST SPY STORY SINCE WORLD WAR II” The chilling, spy-studded story of a carefully organized, private intelligence army—and the master operative who ingeniously commanded it. IAN FLEMING AT THIS INTRIGUING BEST The ...
