A Man Called Intrepid (First published in 1976 and still in print)
“ . . . I CONSIDER THIS A WORK OF PROFOUND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE. . . . In the light of these disclosures . . .one may well question, amongst other speculations, whether in the absence of Intrepid’s interventions the Germans would not have succeeded in devastating the West with atomic bombs, reducing the Allied resistance to impotence. The revelations, in this respect . . . seem to me to be of overwhelming significance. . . THIS NARRATIVE IS MORE STIMULATING THAN ANY RECORD I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THE INFINITE COMPLEXITY OF MODERN WARFARE.” ---David Bruce
The Chronicle of the world’s first integrated intelligence operation and of its chief, William Stephenson, whose code name INTREPID, and bold mission were given to him by Winston Churchill. The year was 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 covert communications between Churchill and Roosevelt, and with establishing, from virtually nothing, a worldwide intelligence network that would challenge the staggering force of the Nazi juggernaut. The brilliant result of that mission, was until this book appeared, the best kept secret of WWII.
Praise for A Man Called Intrepid “As long as Americans value courage and freedom there will be a special place in our hearts and minds, and our history books for ‘A man called Intrepid.’” ---President Ronald Reagan “Britains love this kind of story . . . Americans do too. I even wonder whether there is not buried in our unconscious spiritual selves a hope that our old heroes will rise again and save us now . . . The implications [of President Roosevlet’s involvement in espionage] are startling.” --- John LeCarre The New York Times “A splendid book. Rich in information . . . profound in its implications.” San Francisco Chronicle “A historical document of major significance.” ---NBC News. “If you read only one thriller . . . let it be this real life one.” ---John Barkham Reviews |