
James Bond's War
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
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Fleming's Background
Ean fleming was born to a wealthy family, but the there's no disputing that whatever way you cut it. He did a little bit of time at sandhurst and also went to eton before becoming a journalist. By 19 33, he's working for the times as a reporter in moscow covering an espionage trial. On the day of the verdict of the trial, the night before, ean fleming crept into the court room. The historians who have done a real deep dive into this particular are subject have found no evidence to corroborate the charges leveled against these chaps. But none the less, they were that they were convicted.
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