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The Life and Mysterious Death of Ian Mackintosh: The Inside Story of The Sandbaggers and Television's Top Spy
Author(s): Robert G. Folsom (Author)
- Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
- Publication Date: 15 Jun. 2012
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1612341888
- ISBN-13: 9781612341880
Book Description
The Life and Mysterious Death of Ian MacKintosh provides a behind-the-scenes look at the show that forever changed the spy genre. Readers will also gain insight into the enigmatic and accomplished MacKintosh. A Royal Navy lieutenant commander, he spent part of his service at the Admiralty’s Department of Naval Intelligence, once one of the world’s ranking espionage operations. He retired early and penned thirteen books and a number of television series, including the classic Warship. A leading authority on aircraft, MacKintosh was also one of the youngest recipients of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, an honor one step below knighthood, for his still-classified exploits. His disappearance without a trace on July 7, 1979―nineteen days before his thirty-ninth birthday―while flying with two companions over the Gulf of Alaska (which happened to be teeming with Soviet submarines and other spycraft) remains a mystery, as the British government declined to investigate the incident.
Robert Folsom takes readers inside the world of The Sandbaggers and Ian MacKintosh, whose ultimate fate is a plot twist worthy of his own trailblazing creation.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Essential reading for any student of the cloak-and-dagger world. This book unravels the fascinating tale of one of the most important fictional representations of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service.”–Richard J. Aldrich, author of
GCHQ: The Uncensored Story of Britain’s Most Secret Intelligence Agency“Robert Folsom’s excellent book is a fascinating investigation into the mysterious death of the creator of one of the most authentic spy series ever seen on TV. Even now, former intelligence officer Ian MacKintosh’s original outline for
The Sandbaggers reveals more authentic detail on the operations of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service than most of the so-called exposés of MI6.”–Michael Smith, author of Six: The Real James Bonds“Through
The Sandbaggers, Ian MacKintosh gave the world one of its most thoughtful, challenging, satisfying, and convincing espionage dramas, a television series at least the equal of literary tales by such figures as John le Carré, Len Deighton, and Ian Fleming. In this well-researched and engaging book, Folsom provides an account of MacKintosh and his work that is just as thoughtful, challenging, and satisfying.”–Philip H. J. Davies, author of MI6 and the Machinery of Spying and Intelligence and Government in Britain and the United StatesAbout the Author
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