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"William Stephenson is a Canadian who first began his military career with the Royal Canadian Engineers in World War 1. A mustard gas attack weakened Stephensons' lungs, but his desire to continue to serve saw him become a member of the Royal Flying Corps.
As World War 2 loomed, the highly intelligent and well-connected Stephenson, along with American William Donovan, would found a spy network that would work to stall the Nazi war machine. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill are among those world leaders who would work in confidence with Stephenson and benefit from his work.
Thsi book describes the infamous 'Camp X' spy training center in Ontario Canada; countless tales of assassinations, clandestine activities, guerrilla armies, resistance support, and suicide missions.
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drury5@rogers.com, Resident Scholar
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Plot
War/Cloak & Dagger story?
- Spying for secrets
War/Spying
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1900+
Which war?
- World War II
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- Canadian
How sensitive is this person?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other people
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 10 (a tremendous amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Germany
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- war
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A lot 11-15 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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