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Thunderball (The James Bond Classic Library)

Ian Fleming

Book by Fleming, Ian

Podcasts 2
Quotes 5
Short History Of...

This book was published in 1961, but a major event that year sent James Bond into the stratosphere. President John F. Kennedy mentioned From Russia with Love as one of his favourite books.

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Keeping up the book a year schedule in 1961 Thunderball is published but it is another event this year that sends James Bond into the stratosphere

— Episode: Ian Fleming

Episode: Ian Fleming

This book was published in 1961, but a major event that year sent James Bond into the stratosphere. President John F. Kennedy mentioned From Russia with Love as one of his favourite books.

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Keeping up the book a year schedule in 1961 Thunderball is published but it is another event this year that sends James Bond into the stratosphere

The dispute is eventually settled out of court

The following year is marked by more ill health including a bout of pleurisy contracted when he's caught in a downpour during a round of golf

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

It was mentioned as a 1961 James Bond novel that was inspired by the story of Commander Crabb, later adapted into a film.

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Yeah, the story we're covering today has been the inspiration for several works of popular fiction. Ian Fleming's 1961 James Bond novel, which then became the movie Thunderball. It was inspired by it...

— Episode: CLASSIC: What happened to Commander Crab...

Episode: CLASSIC: What happened to Commander Crabb?

It was mentioned as a 1961 James Bond novel that was inspired by the story of Commander Crabb, later adapted into a film.

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Yeah, the story we're covering today has been the inspiration for several works of popular fiction. Ian Fleming's 1961 James Bond novel, which then became the movie Thunderball. It was inspired by it and there's a 1958 film called The Silent Enemy, which is really great and has nothing to do with farts, Noel, but it was based directly. Well, as close as you can get a Hollywood film to be based directly on something occurring.

Episode: CLASSIC: What happened to Commander Crabb?

It was mentioned as a work of popular fiction inspired by the story of Commander Crabb, and was later adapted into a movie.

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Yeah, the story we're covering today has been the inspiration for several works of popular fiction. Ian Fleming's 1961 James Bond novel, which then became the movie Thunderball.

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