Buster Crabb: Ian Fleming's Favourite Spy, the Inspiration for James Bond

by Don Hale

LIONEL 'BUSTER' CRABB was a drinker, a gambler, a womaniser and a lover of fast cars and gadgets. On top of all that, he was a spy, an acquaintance of Ian Fleming and the inspiration for James Bond. A British naval frogman and bomb disposal expert, Crabb worked directly under Fleming during the Second World War at Naval Intelligence and went on to conduct covert operations for both SIS and MI5. Elements from Crabb's dangerous missions and eccentric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750993782
• ISBN13: 9780750993784
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 368 Pages