True Intrepid book reviews and news articles

 

"A fair and accurate picture of a true Canadian hero"

Saskatoon Star Phoenix
"In 1976, author William Stevenson published a hagiography of Sir William Stephenson, The Man Called Intrepid (still in print). The book stirred vehement public controversy because reviewers alleged Stevenson had, to put it mildly, embellished the truth...Those familiar with these circumstances might well ask what more is there to be said on the matter ?

Bill Macdonald has answered, 'a very great deal indeed.'"

The Central Intelligence Agency

Studies in Intelligence - Unclassified Articles Fall 2002

" Impressive Canadian story that few know much about...British writers and historians have a lot to answer for"

St. Catherine's Standard



 

"A fascinating read, one that has perhaps only momentarily pushed aside the impenetrable curtain of the intelligence world "

Hamilton Spectator


 

" Macdonald has uncovered the true story "

Maclean's

" The true story is a good deal murkier than the public was led to believe... refreshingly revealing "

The Winnipeg Sun


"Well researched...a budding expert in the art of espionage"

Svetlana Gouzenko


 

"A remarkable job of detective work...Startling revelations...A good book well worth reading"

Bout de Papier

'Canada's Magazine of Diplomacy and Foreign Service'

" Fascinating...Intriguing...a Fun Read. "

The National Post



"Takes on historians... Exposes fictitious early life...staffers, mostly unsung Canadian women...never spoken publicly before."

Canadian Press Wire

"A Solid Reconstruction...Fascinating "

Winnipeg Free Press

" Passionately researched...spy buffs will enjoy this book "

Quill & Quire


 

" Surprising...well documented "

The Globe & Mail

"A real seminal work...(a) journalistic coup...Canadian readers will turn the pages with a sense of awe in the discovery...not just highly informative reading...it's also a good read... the reader will become seductively impressed with how all the facts begin fitting together."

Brantford Expositor

(Not making these up)

"We appreciate the fact we're being recognized at last"

Chris Rattan,Oshawa, Ontario WWII TK operator

"All of us who worked at BSC must be very grateful to you for setting the record straight regarding "Intrepid" both the man and the organization !"

Patricia Sullivan, Victoria BC, former Stephenson personal cipher clerk


" Sets the record straight on the life and times of Sir William Stephenson. If you have read 'A Man Called Intrepid' you must read 'The True Intrepid' "

Camp X Historical Society

" The truth has finally come out about Sir William Stephenson.

His reputation has suffered for a long time in silence."

The late Robert Stuart, Stephenson associate, former curator Camp X espionage museum - 'The Keeper of the Flame'

Robert Stuart, Bill Macdonald, and the late Charmian Manchee, William Stephenson's former inner office cipher clerk share a laugh

Robert Stuart Camp X Museum


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