David niven, michael york and barbara hershey star in a 1979 miniseries about personally funded allied espionage. Stevenson is the author of nine books, including the international bestseller a man called intrepid. Ian fleming, bestselling author of the james bond novels, once remarked, james bond is a highly romanticized version of a true spy. Een rijke canadees gebruikte tijdens wo ii zijn eigen fondsen om een groot spionagenet op te zetten. Stevenson followed it in 1983 with intrepid s last case. The incredible true story of the master spy who helped win world war ii, by william stevenson new york.
His 1976 book a man called intrepid was about william stephenson no relation and was a bestseller. Sep 24, 2009 a classic about reallife wwii espionage, as conducted by its modern master a man called intrepid is the classic true story of sir william stephenson codenamed intrepid and the spy network he founded that would ultimately stall the nazi war machine and help win world war ii. Stevenson traveled the globe, operating as the stars one man foreign service and covering conflicts in africa, the middle east, and asia. A man called intrepid tv miniseries 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. William henry stevenson 1 june 1924 26 november 20 was a britishborn canadian author and journalist. Goodreads members who liked a man called intrepid also liked. A man called adam higher powers aleksandir mix by houseum. Watch a man called intrepid episodes online season 1. A classic about reallife wwii espionage, as conducted by its modern master a man called intrepid is the classic true story of sir william stephenson codenamed intrepid and the spy network he founded that would ultimately stall the nazi war. The secret war is the third book to appear in the last two years which deals with the subject of angloamerican espionage activities during world war.
This world war ii suspense story opens as a canadian industrialist david niven sets up a new yorkbased international spy. A man called intrepid hennepin county library overdrive. The secret war 9780151567959 by stevenson, william and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible. William stevenson a man called intrepid the incredible story of the master spy who helped create world war two. With david niven, michael york, barbara hershey, paul harding. Stephenson was code named intrepid as was his operation, the british security coordination, which remained based in new york.
A classic about reallife wwii espionage, as conducted by its modern master a man called intrepid is the classic true story of sir william stephenson codenamed intrepid and the spy network he founded that would ultimately stall the nazi war machine and help win world war ii. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. A man called intrepid 1979 barbara hershey youtube. In 1979 stephenson was portrayed by david niven in the miniseries a man called intrepid, based on william stevensons bestseller, a man called intrepid. The incredible true story of the master spy who helped win world war ii kindle edition by stevenson, william. Find books like a man called intrepid from the worlds largest community of readers. Subject of the popular 1976 book, a man called intrepid, stephenson has come to be viewed as the single most important link between future. Niven was actually one of the wartime secret agents in the intrepid spyring organization.
During world war ii, a wealthy canadian uses his own. Stevenson traveled the globe, operating as the stars oneman foreign service and covering conflicts in africa, the middle east, and asia. The book racked up huge sales and was later made into a movie starring david niven as intrepid. Wartime spymaster sir william stephenson, the man winston churchill called intrepid, died at his bermuda retirement home and was buried today in a secret ceremony, a local undertaker said. Based on the bestselling book by william stevenson, this 3part nbc miniseries begins in 1939, just before the outbreak of wwii. Clip from a doc i produced while with midcanada production services inc. Codenamed intrepid by winston churchill, stephenson was charged with establishing and running a vast, worldwide intelligence network to challenge the terrifying force of nazi germany.
About this title may belong to another edition of this title. In 1940, when the survival of britain and the fate of free nations hung perilously in the balance, intrepid was charged with maintaining the closest possible but most guarded. In 1976 stevenson released the book, 90 minutes at entebbe. Buy a man called intrepid region 2 from amazons movies store. The incredible world war ii narrative of the hero whose spy network and secret diplomacy changed the course of history. Man called intrepid by stevenson william, first edition. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a man called intrepid.
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Winston churchill told me personally that, although david had left britain by then and gone to hollywood to be in movies, david is a fine young man. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. A man called intrepidmichael york and barbara hershey. The incredible true story of the master spy who helped win world war ii. During world war ii, a wealthy canadian uses his own money to help the allies form an. During world war ii, a wealthy canadian uses his own money to help the allies form an espionage network. Dec 31, 2012 licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of emi. The incredible wwii narrative of the hero whose spy network and secret diplomacy changed the course of history by william stevenson isbn. Skyhorse publishing, 2014, 645 pages, kindle edition. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The son of a lumbermill owner, stephenson dropped out of college to serve in the royal canadian engineers. Codenamed intrepid by winston churchill, stephenson was charged with establishingand runninga vast, worldwide intelligence network to challenge the terrifying force of nazi germany. A man called intrepid is partly an account of canadianborn spymaster william stephensons central role in the development of the britishamerican intelligence system during ww2. A man called intrepid by william stevenson overdrive.
William stevenson a man called intrepid internet archive. Codenamed intrepid by winston churchill, stephenson was charged with establishingand runninga vast, worldwide intelligence network. A man called intrepid michael york and barbara hershey whitedragonhordeattack. A man called intrepid the secret war 19391945 william stevenson on. Man called intrepid king county library system overdrive. A man called intrepid 1979 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. A man called intrepid, by william stevenson, is the fascinating story of william stephenson and his british intelligence that functioned out of new york during world war ii. William stephenson canadian industrialist britannica. It was made into a 1979 miniseries starring david niven. A man called intrepid 1979 michael york, barbara hershey, david niven rare miniseries. Maclaren stevenson launches his kayak after traversing an ice float to get to open water. He is much better known as a man called intrepid, the title of a bestselling book about his wartime exploits published in 1973 and movie starring david niven.
David niven, michael york, barbara hershey a man called intrepid is based on the bestselling book by william stevenson, this 3part nbc miniseries begins in 1939, just before the outbreak of wwii. A man called intrepid is the chronicle of the worlds first integrated intelligence operation and of its chief, william stephenson, whose code name intrepid, and bold mission were given to him by winston churchill. A man called intrepid is the classic true story of sir william stephenson codenamed intrepid and the spy network he founded that would ultimately stall the nazi war machine and help win world war ii. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. A mustard gas attack weakened stephensons lungs, but his desire to continue to serve saw him become a member of the royal flying corps.
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