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Intrepid Davy
Intrepid, Intrepida, Intrepide, Intrepido, or ''similar'', may refer to: People and organizations * Intrepid, the code name of William Stephenson, the Canadian World War II spymaster * The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in Manhattan * Intrepid Travel, Australia based small group adventure company * Intrepid Games, a satellite company of the computer game developer Lionhead Studios, now disbanded * Intrepid Kart, an Italian kart racing chassis manufacturer * Intrepid Camera, a British large format camera manufacturer Vessels and vehicles * , any of several French Navy ships, dating back to 1666 * , any of several Royal Navy ships, dating back to 1747 * ''L'Intrépide'', a French military observation balloon of 1795 * , any of several US Navy and fictional ships, dating back to 1803 * Intrepid (balloon aircraft), ''Intrepid'' (balloon aircraft), an American Civil War military observation balloon *, any of several Italian Navy ships, dating back to 1912 * **Spanish ship ''Intré ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stephenson
Sir William Samuel Stephenson (23 January 1897 – 31 January 1989), born William Samuel Clouston Stanger, was a Canadian soldier, fighter pilot, businessman and spymaster who served as the senior representative of the British Security Coordination (BSC) for the western allies during World War II. He is best known by his wartime intelligence codename, Intrepid. Many people consider him to be one of the real-life inspirations for James Bond. Ian Fleming himself once wrote, "James Bond is a highly romanticised version of a true spy. The real thing is... William Stephenson." As head of the British Security Coordination (BSC), Stephenson handed British scientific secrets over to Franklin D. Roosevelt and relayed American secrets back to Winston Churchill. In addition, Stephenson has been credited with changing American public opinion from an isolationist stance to a supportive tendency regarding the United States' entry into World War II. Early life Stephenson was born Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
