Will I love A Man Called Intrepid?

It’s a hard book to put down. It was written by Stevenson, a Canadian, along with William Donovan, who created a super spy agency that was responsible for a string of Allied successes. Their agency included a number of very talented men and women, including Ian Flemming who went on to create James Bond.

You’ll be fascinated by the way they handled their challenges and remember Donovan and Stevenson and what they did after the war years long after you’ve read the book. I really like spy stories and how they overcame their challenges. Their book is filled with how… show more.

I bought this book at an airport. I started reading it as soon as I entered the plane and found it so interesting that I was sorry that the plane had landed. It was the revelations about the war we never knew. For example, William Stephenson and William J. Donovan were credited by Churchill and Roosevelt with delaying the German invasion of Russia. A Man Called Intrepid is a detailed account of Allied Intelligence Operations during the Second World War. Very intriguing was a reference to German interest in Pearl Harbour and its harbour prior to the Japanese raid. Stephenson… show more.