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Was James Bond real? Not exactly. But the man who created him was deeply involved in the shadowy world of wartime espionage. This documentary uncovers the true story of Ian Fleming’s secret war—and how it gave birth to 007.

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On the 16th May 1943, 19 Lancaster bombers form 617 Squadron RAF set out on one of the most daring bombing raids of WW2.

Led by 24-year-old Wing Commander Guy Gibson, their mission waste destroy 3 dams in there industrial heartland of Germany.

Immortalised in the 1955 film, starring Richard Todd;

This is the story of the Dam Busters.

Listen to the D-Day story of actor, Richard Todd.

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Did the film Zulu get it wrong?

In the 1964 epic, Lieutenant Gert Adendorff rides into Rorke’s Drift with dire news of the disaster at Isandlwana. He explains Zulu tactics, warns of the impending attack—and when asked if he’ll stay to fight, replies:

“Is there anywhere else to go?”
But just a year later, Donald Morris’s classic book The Washing of the Spears claimed he fled—not once, but twice. Ever since, Adendorff has been caught in a storm of controversy.

Was he a deserter who abandoned his men?
Or was he the only man to survive Isandlwana and then stand alongside Chard and Bromhead to help defend Rorke’s Drift?

In this documentary, we investigate the mystery behind Gert Adendorff. Using eyewitness accounts, official reports, and modern research, we ask why history has treated him so harshly—especially when regular British officers who fled to Helpmekaar were never questioned.

This is the forgotten story of the man who may have fought in both of the Anglo-Zulu War’s most famous battles.

The Battle of Isandlwana

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