Review: "Superbly Written High Action Spy Thrillers"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2014
Author Damian Stevenson is one of my favorite authors.  He's an expert in revealing the history of Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond marvelous series of stories.  Stevenson reveals this true history of Fleming in the two stories contained in this box set, "The Ian Fleming Files."The first story, "Operation Armada," goes back to 1940 when Naval Intelligence operative Commander Ian Fleming, code name 17F,  is sent into France with a vast amount of money to negotiate the purchase of battleships for the British Navy.  This story moves into non-stop action, with the help from beautiful French Resistance rebel Denise Astier.  Fleming's witty humor shines from this high action adventure, especially when trying to keep his intelligence tasks secret. As with Agent 007, Fleming performs amazing feats of skiing, shooting, parachuting, plus more.  This story is absolutely fabulous and will keep you spellbound.  Because of Author Stevenson's devotion to tell the whole story of the man behind James Bond, he will keep these adventures going for decades of new and inspiring adventures.The second story, "Operation Parsifal" takes place around 1945 in London which is war torn and weary from the bombings and destruction of the Second World War.  Ian Fleming is deeply involved in the war as a commander and a personal assistant to Rear Admiral John Godfrey, Director of Naval Intelligence of the Royal Navy.  His mission involves Parsifal where an underground society comprised of bankers and big business officials  are seeking to bring down Adolph Hitler. Author Stevenson craftily combines facts with exciting, high-action fiction and has proven successful through his intensive research of Ian Fleming's life.  I believe the ultimate achievement in Stevenson's writing about Ian Fleming will result in more major motion pictures of the real hero,  Agent Ian Fleming.