num_pages: 486
description: He masterminded the international intelligence network that halted the Nazi juggernaut. Sir Wm Stephenson, the man called Intrepid, &amp; his activities are this book's subject. Because he sought anonymity, held no military rank &amp; wore no uniform after 1918, he never publicly displayed the decorations &amp; medals awarded him. He holds the (UK) Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, '14-15 Star, General Service Medal, WWI Victory Medal, Badge of Knighthood; (French) Commander of the Legion of Honor, (Belgian) Croix de Guerre with Palms; (USA) Presidential Medal for Merit--the 1st non-American to receive it. Stevenson, no relative of Sir William despite the similarity of their names, is a Canadian, tho born in England. He's a journalist, having been a foreign correspondent &amp; bureau chief for British &amp; Canadian papers. He's been a tv writer &amp; producer &amp; author of seven previous books. His most recent journalistic achievement was 90 Minutes at Entebbe, the account of Israel's rescue mission. He was a naval flyer during WWII &amp; met Sir William on special assignment to intelligence. They've remained friends ever since. Sir William entrusted his files to Stevenson with authority &amp; discretion to write this selective narrative.
language: English
title: A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War 1939-45
titlecomplete: A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War 1939-45
genres: Historical, Biography, War, Politics, Nonfiction, Military History, Military Fiction, Espionage, History, World War II
ratings_count: 4610
publisher: Macmillan (London)