'Living with James Bond' 007

Non-Fiction, the True-Life Story about the 'original model' for Ian Fleming's - James Bond. Yes, the man who started it all !

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English Edition | Non‑Fiction
ASIN: B0DS6FDFJC (Soft Cover

ASIN: B0DS6BXS9P (Hard Cover)

ASIN: B0DWBXMJSC (Kindle)

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Note: This book has been historically fact checked and thoroughly researched for accuracy! A true-life account supported by evidence.

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" MEET THE WORLD'S GREATEST CHAMELEONIC ASSASSIN THAT YOU HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT, THAT IS UNTIL NOW! "

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The Untold Story Behind 007

For seventy years, the world believed James Bond was pure fiction. This is the fact‑checked, irrefutable account of the man who lived it — Bronisław Urbanski, WWII spy, Enigma cryptologist, and SMERSH’s real target. From covert missions with Christine Granville to inspiring Ian Fleming himself, his life was more dangerous, more romantic, and more extraordinary than anything in print. 

The truth isn’t just stranger than fiction — it is Bond.

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'Living with James Bond' - book

The True Story Behind the World’s Most Famous Spy

Irrefutably documented. Finally revealed after 70 years.

As told by the ONLY person on the planet alive who knew exactly how Ian Fleming created Bond and Vesper characters. Acclaimed author, historian Peter Urbanski, who is also the son of Bronislaw.

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The man who actually inspired 007

For decades, Bronisław Urbanski lived in silence — hunted by Soviet SMERSH operatives, bound by secrecy, unable to reveal the truth: He was the real‑life model for Ian Fleming’s James Bond.

His son, Peter Urbanski, kept the secret for years. Now, the story can finally be told. Bound by a promise to his father in 1984.
 

The Connection Fleming Couldn’t Admit

• The Only Sketch of Bond drawn from a photo of Bronislaw – The sole sketch of James Bond was drawn directly from a black‑and‑white photograph of Bronislaw, supplied in 1951 by SOE agent Christine Granville (Krystyna Skarbek). This author read when she wrote two letters before her death in mid-1952 to my father, on 3rd March 1984.

• The author read SOE Christine Granville's 1950 and 1951 letters to Bronislaw, she said he was Bond. Just his scar will be repositioned from forehead to right cheek to ensure he does not identify him as a scar is the most recognisable.

• Bronislaw's most unique Physical Features – Ian Fleming incorporated ten of Bronislaw’s distinctive physical traits into Bond’s description. According to BBC science reporting, the odds of such a match occurring by chance are “one in a trillion for just 8 features alone, so it’s far greater” – Fleming himself confirmed this in a 12 December 1962 letter to Arthur Paul of Playboy, referencing details lifted from Bronislaw’s 1949 Australian passport (issued when he sought to move to England).

• From SMERSH to SPECTRE – During the war, Bronislaw was hunted by SMERSH under Lavrentiy Beria. When Fleming later discovered Bronislaw had survived, he shifted the enemy from calling it SMERSH to the fictional SPECTRE and created Ernst Stavro Blofeld—a villain with Polish‑Jewish roots.

• The Real “M” – Bond’s MI6 chief, was not Fleming’s invention. It was the wartime acronym used by Colin McVean Gubbins, Bronislaw’s actual commanding officer in SOE. The only one using ‘M’ and Bronislaw’s true ultimate boss in Europe.

• The Name “James Bond” – Bronislaw’s habit of using multiple aliases in operations inspired Fleming to freeze the identity as a joke. To make him palatable for a Western audience, Fleming Anglicized him with the deliberately “boring” name of an ornithologist: James Bond.

• Bound by the Official Secrets Act – All three—Krystyna, Ian, and Bronislaw—were bound by the British Secrecy Act. Fleming promised Krystyna in a letter that he would never reveal Bronislaw’s identity. Bronislaw, in turn, trusted him to keep that vow.

• The Real Vesper Lynd – Bronislaw’s wartime lover and operational director was Krystyna Skarbek. She coordinated missions, passed him targets, and directed operations alongside Teddy.
  TAKE GOOD NOTE: That she has already recognized as the inspiration for Ian's - Vesper Lynd, her role as Bond’s great love is entirely logical. And correct. See it all now makes sense, doesn't it?

• Cryptology and Enigma – Bronislaw began as a cryptologist, working on the Enigma code. In 1939, Bronisław helped transfer Poland’s Enigma machine to Britain — a pivotal act in WWII cryptology. Yes, Bronislaw worked on the Polish Commercial version of the 'Enigmas'. Fleming, fascinated by this, wove cryptographic obsessions into Bond’s world, including the SPEKTOR.

• Bond’s Nationality – In Fleming’s novels, Bond was never Scottish. That detail was added an entire decade (10 years) later— he WAS NOT SCOTTISH in 1953 when ‘Casino Royale’ was printed until 1963 that is 12 x Novels later by Ian! It was only because they cast Sean Connery for the role in ‘On his majesty’s secret service”. 100% fact. Proving it derived from Bronislaw and modified later/added.

• Passport Evidence – Bond’s height, weight, hair, and facial features were lifted directly from Bronislaw’s 1949 passport. Even modern AI comparison (using Microsoft Copilot) shows an 85% match between the sketch of Bond and photographs of Bronislaw even at the completely different angle—an extraordinarily high correlation, far beyond random chance.

• Yes, my father had a 'Cruel Mouth' just as Ian described him. I don't like to admit it, he was my father!

• The Bond beginnings or entire story began with a liaison between SOE Christine Granville (born Maria ‘Krystyna’ Skarbek) and the then Foreign Editor of Kemsley Newspapers Ian Fleming in late 1951 as she wanted to tell of her wartime exploits and about her incredible lover/assassin.

• That upon learning from SOE Granville she organized the assassination of their very own Polish PM and General Wladyslaw Sikorski that Bronislaw externally sabotaged Flight AL523 as one of the General’s bodyguards. Sikorski died. Ian Fleming was wrapped with intrigue and immediately set out to create his fictitious James Bond.

• Halted Operation Golden Eye - in Gibraltar yes, this is where Ian Fleming liked the name of the operation to rename his property in Jamaica called 'Golden Eye'. So, after the assassination of General Sikorski drew deadly attention — a covert act unknown to the public until now.
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A Wartime Legend

• Codenamed the “King Assassin” by Allied Forces and the “White Ghost” by the Polish underground, Bronisław carried out missions so dangerous the British War Office never expected him to survive.

• Worked alongside his one‑time MI6 Section 'D' commander Peter Fleming (Ian’s older brother). And in MI6 Section 'D' with 'M' who was Bronislaw's real boss. The only MI6 Boss who actually used the acronym of 'M'.

• Note: is recognized that he partnered with legendary SOE agent Christine Granville (his lover and British War Director on who to kill) — she was and is the real‑life inspiration for Vesper Lynd. This has been accepted world wide, and it even makes sense when you think about it, now doesn't it?  But, without 'the keys', you could not work out the story. But in 1984 Peter was given the keys and he could not believe at first what his father was tellilng him, until decades later he researched and found the pictures, he exclaimed 'My god its true!'

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'Living with James Bond' is not a novel. It’s the factual or Historical account of the man who actually was the model for James Bond — and the woman who was Vesper Lynd. True Story, its not fiction. It’s a story of war, love, betrayal, and a secret kept for seven decades.

By Peter Urbanski Author of To Live Well Is to Hide Well — acclaimed for its blend of eyewitness accounts, archival research, and untold wartime truths.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​    Bronislaw was validated by Global Experts / Historians / Professors -that he was responsible for the assassination of Polish PM Wladyslaw Sikorski by sabotage, AL523.
Also, Historians have validated Bronislaw's SMERSH experience - specifically, and his spy and assassination background.

    Renowned figures have examined Urbanski’s evidence, tested its accuracy, and agreed it is the answer to one of WWII’s most enduring mysteries: The Author's published books are fact checked by Historians, Professors, WW2 Air Crash Investigators and Governments - worldwide. This book is based /drawn from the acclaimed book - 'To Live Well is to Hide Well'.

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• Stewart Egerton, historical researcher of WW2, Interviewed Bronislaw Urbanski's partner 'Teddy' a Cichociemni and MI6 Agent during WW2 interviewed him in the early 1980s. Discovered that SMERSH was chasing both of them in the early 1950s. Studied History (college major) & Historical Research at University of Liverpool (England) Graduated 1996

• Chris Wroblewski, co‑author with Barnard of ‘Sabotage!’ (Grub Street, 2023), whose work affirms the book’s conclusions and dismantles all rival theories. Acclaims the authors works and father's involvement, ruling out everything else known.

• Garth Barnard — WWII air crash investigator whose independent research supports Urbanski’s findings. Producer of ‘Sikorski’s Last Flight’ 2015 & co-author of ‘Sabotage!’ 2023

• Professor Peter Zablocki — American–Polish historian, author of ‘The Death of General Sikorski’ (2024), whose work aligns with Urbanski’s proof. Even though Peter did not have the current version of the book that now contains the proof photograph of Bronislaw next to Sikorski’s body.

• Professor Norman Davies — legendary historian, who includes Urbanski’s conclusion in ‘Plus Ultra’ (2024, Polish edition).

• Poland's IPN Chief Prosecutor — investigation has been raised on 2nd July 2025 with Governments (Poland to Australia) MLA has been enacted 2nd July 2025 as Governments to consider the interrogation this author regarding the mysterious death of PM and General Wladyslaw Sikorski on the 4th of July 1943.
  Let's wait and see how it all pans out between the governments.
  
  Plus, too many more to list.
   

    These respected voices join a growing chorus of military analysts, eyewitness accounts, and declassified documents—all converging on the same irrefutable truth.

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