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Jun 10, 2021 · This thrilling yet witty travelogue narrated the doomed expedition, of which Peter was a member, to track down Colonel Fawcett, the British explorer who had gone missing in the Amazon jungle. This successful debut was followed by other notable books such as One’s Company and News from Tartary (1934).
As many people know, James Bond author Ian Fleming drew some of his inspiration for 007 and his fictional espionage world from the unique knowledge he acquired during his own real-life role as an Intelligence officer in London in World War Two. But did you know that
Mar 19, 2020 · Peter Fleming’s War Career (More) In the current New Criterion, D J Taylor reviews the recent biography of Peter Fleming, brother of Ian and friend of Evelyn Waugh. See previous post. Before addressing the contents of this biography, which covers his military career, Taylor discusses Fleming’s life before WWII, concluding that discussion ...
Oct 5, 2017 · Having established himself as an impressive adventurer and explorer, a military leader in time of war, and a proficient editor and writer long after his days with the Eton College Chronicle, Peter Fleming became the best-selling author of 19 books. These achievements should not be forgotten.
Aug 20, 1971 · LONDON, Aug. 19 — Peter Fleming author and explorer and brother of the late Ian Fleming, died yesterday while grouse hunting in Black Mount Argyllshire Scotland. He was 64 years old.
While it confines itself to the war years, with several diversions into wider military strategy, Master of Deception is, like Peter Fleming before it, a study in pathology.
Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, Peter Fleming became literary editor of The Spectator and travelled widely, chiefly as Special Correspondent for The Times, for which he also wrote many Fourth Leaders during the later 1930s.
