Operation Goldeneye: Ian Fleming’s Secret Operation to Secure the Mediterranean
Gibraltar from the air, looking north-west. Photo: Steve – Flickr: Gibraltar / CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED. Operation Goldeneye was an Allied stay-behind plan during World War II, conceptualized to monitor Spain in the event of an alliance between Francisco Franco and the Axis powers. The operation was developed by Commander Ian Fleming of the Naval…