'Living with James Bond' 007

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

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For many decades, Bronislaw Urbanski lived in silence, hunted by Soviet SMERSH operatives, unable to reveal the truth: as he was the real-life inspiration for Ian Fleming’s James Bond. Bound by a solemn promise, his son, Peter, kept the secret for decades—until now.

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Did you know Ian used SMERSH in 5 books then later changed it to become SPECTRE because people were wondering?
The facts simply are that SMERSH never went after any MI6 Agent, so why did he make it after Bond?

Answer: simply that Bond was based upon a Polish/MI6 super spy, that is why SMERSH was after him.

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For 60 years the public simply believed that the origins for the fictitious - James Bond was all conceived in Ian's head. James Bond was always considered that of 100% pure fiction since 1953, but what if it was a carefully crafted deception? Real life nonfiction to fiction? This book uncovers the shocking truth, backed by irrefutable evidence—including physical proof from Ian Fleming himself. Oh, and one other little thing called the British Secrecy Act, stopped Ian. 

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During World War II, Bronislaw—known as the Allied Forces’ “King Assassin” and Poland’s feared “White Ghost”—carried out missions so dangerous that his survival became legendary.
Simply put the British War Office never thought he would live. His wartime companion, SOE Christine Granville, now revealed as the real-life inspiration for Vesper Lynd, shared their exploits with Fleming (Bronislaw and Christine). Letters between them reveal how reality shaped Bond’s world.

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To protect both of them, Fleming disguised the truth. He made Bond British, borrowed his own naval rank, and crafted a legend to entertain readers while shielding the man behind it. Even after the war, the danger remained - Christine was assassinated in 1952 by a purported spurned lover, or was she?

After the realization she was murdered, Bronislaw refused to reveal himself even after SMERSH's Lavrentiy Beria was killed by Stalin for being too sadistic, he was hunting Bronislaw in real life. 

Bronislaw, an expert in cryptology, German counterintelligence, and the Enigma machine, shared his real-life experiences with SOE’s Granville, who in late 1951 then told them to Ian which left him absolutely astounded. You see historically back in mid-1939, Bronislaw played a pivotal role in ensuring that Britain YES BRITAIN received its copy of the Enigma from Poland. Period. Originally, the Enigma machines belonged to Poland before being handed over to Britain (Bletchley Park) on July 25, 1939—a 100% verified fact. Now you know!

Bronislaw actually stopped Ian Fleming's operation 'Golden Eye' in Gibraltar within weeks of the assassination of General Sikorski (note we are saying assassination). 'Golden Eye' was not as stated 'because of the NAZIS'. It was created originally because of the NAZIS as a surprise. Rather the mysterious crash of Flight AL523 killing Sikorski was seen as an assassination. This caused attention to be drawn to Gibraltar, yet no one knew why it crashed! Now you will know that Bronislaw in disguise as a Polish Bodyguard to Sikorski on the rock (we have photos) physically altered the plane EVEN WHILST A BRITISH GUARD WAS INSIDE PROTECTING IT. In 1951 SOE Granville told Ian of this, it blew his mind apart! She should know, she organized it to start with. 100% true facts.

As the old adage goes, "Where there is smoke there is fire!

as ouch, you will see some hidden truths now". Author

Inside This Book:

✅ The only known sketch of James Bond as created only by Ian Fleming—WAS DRAWN directly from a photograph of Bronislaw. Take a look for yourself. 
✅ Fleming’s own letters confirming Bond’s physique was based on Bronislaw. All of it, BBC Science funded test proves greater than 1 in 1 trillion it can only be Bronislaw (from the 1962 Playboy letter on Bonds 10 x physical features). (psst, we don't have that many people on the planet, especially back in the 1950s go do your math). Author has included links to the test.
✅ The hidden truth behind why “M” became Bond’s boss instead of “C” no, please don't say any name that Ian told you as that was a diversion, the real 'M' was the boss of Bond.
✅ The reason why SMERSH was so central to Bond’s world before Fleming changed it to SPECTRE around 1958. Because it was only based on Bronislaw.
✅ Why Fleming was obsessed with the Enigma and so inserted cryptology and the Spektor/Lektor machine in From Russia with Love. Ian wrote Spektor and the film turned it to Lektor, true facts. Ooh are we stunned yet?
✅ The full, untold story of the man behind James Bond.

For the first time, the legend is separated from reality. Living with James Bond unveils the truth behind the world’s most famous spy.

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– Peter Urbanski, son of Bronislaw

Note: This book is a factual living account as the true-life biography of legendary super spy Bronislaw Urbanski born in 1912. Together with his already famous Wartime girlfriend/War Director - SOE Christine Granville (aka Maria 'Krystyna' Skarbek born 1908). She was indeed PM Winston Churchill's most favorite super spy. The author references his true facts back to his acclaimed book 'To Live Well is to Hide Well' 2017.
It has been already known worldwide that SOE Christine Granville was the original model for Ian's Vesper Lynd, it's just that you never knew the original model for Bond was.......

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Wow Peter… that’s honestly one of the most fascinating things I’ve come across in a long time…..

I’ll admit, most of what I knew was based on what’s been floating around in books and documentaries — especially the bit about the ornithologist…. I never thought he was the Bond, just that Fleming might’ve used the name as a cover, like you said. But hearing this from someone directly connected to Krystyna (Vesperale) and Bronislaw Urbanski? That’s on a whole different level…..

The way you described it — the real love story, the fieldwork, the sketch, even the silence kept for 70 years — it honestly feels more powerful than fiction… If your father really was the man behind Bond, and Krystyna the heart behind Vesper… then the world deserves to know the full story. And respect it.

I’ve just added Living with James Bond to my reading list — not just out of curiosity, but out of respect….. Thanks for sharing this, seriously. You didn’t just comment — you dropped a piece of untold history…….Props to you and your family. 🫡
Real heroes don’t always wear suits — sometimes, they carry silence.
QUORA 14/04/2025​​​

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