MAKING OF THE MAN: BOND…JAMES BOND

Early last century a privileged young Englishman lived a life that began at Sandhurst, a military academy, tried journalism and ended up in merchant banking.  In his spare time he indulged in the high life with wine, women and fast cars.  All this eventually bored him so he joined the British Naval Intelligence Service.  His off-the-wall imagination served the Allies well in World War II and he was even said to have met with JFK in the latter’s unsuccessful attempts to dislodge Fidel Castro...read more