| Entry Text: | SIMMONS, Mark. Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye: Spies, Scoundrels and Envoys Keeping Spain Out of World War. xvi, 192p., bibliog., illus., index. Oxford: Casemate, 2018. ISBN: 9781612006857. The story of Ian Fleming and a whole host of characters who were active in the Iberian Peninsula in the early years of the war as Franco dithered between maintaining neutrality and joining the Axis. Also covers the various plans prepared for any attempt to capture Gibraltar. A fascinating tale spoiled somewhat by poor proofreading.
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