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Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond Security Organization operative going by the alias “John Blaize,” Fleming chronicled the IDSO’s infiltration of the “million-carat network”―the world’s most notorious diamond smuggling ring. Every year, a shadowy band of racketeers pirated a fortune in diamonds out of Africa, and ...
Jan 24, 2011 · The Diamond Smugglers is an investigation by Ian Fleming of diamond smuggling operations out of South Africa. Originally written as a series of articles in the Sunday Times, the book expanded upon the original material and was first published in 1957.
Feb 23, 2021 · Matthew Gavin Frank's Flight of the Diamond Smugglers, set on South Africa's Diamond Coast in the northwest part of the country, is one example. In crisp and poetic prose, Frank exposes the ...
The Diamond Smugglers is the true story of an operation responsible for smuggling millions of pounds worth of precious gems out of Africa. Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, drew on interviews with the reluctant hero of the diamond companies’ counter-attack to explore the world of the real master criminals of his time.The result rivals ...
A remarkable feat of investigative journalism, The Diamond Smugglers is the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history. The text in this edition has been restored by the Fleming family company Ian Fleming Publications, to reflect the work as it was originally published.
The Diamond Smugglers. The real-world counterpart to the fantastic James Bond novel Diamonds Are Forever, it centers around an interview with John Collard, a member of the International Diamond Security Organization (IDSO), as well as the circumstances surrounding their meeting. Collard explains the IDSO through a mix of examples and history ...
Mar 26, 2013 · The Diamond Smugglers is a good book to read if you want to understand the connection between diamonds and the "civil war" in 1990's, during which time diamonds financed the killing, maiming and destruction throughout Sierra Leone. Diamonds are definitely not a Sierra Leoneans' best friends. Diamonds are probably the killers of Sierra Leone.
- Ian Fleming
