
The 'Buster' Crabb
by Don Hale
"Ian Fleming’s Favourite Spy, The Inspiration for James Bond"
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Details
Perspective:
Spying
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Europe
Page Count:
362
Published Date:
2011
ISBN13:
9780752471860
Description
Commander Lioinel 'Buster' Crabb was Ian Fleming's inspiration for James Bond. A British naval frogman, Crabb disappeared under mysterious circumstances in 1957 following a secret dive beneath a Russian warship which brought Soviet leaders Khrushchev and Bulganin to Britain. Fifty years after the event, award-winning investigative journalist Don Hale uncovers who sanctioned Crabb's final dive in a case which claimed the jobs of Admiralty top brass and Intelligence people and contributed to the downfall of Prime Minister Anthony Eden.