On Her Majesty's Secret Service

First edition cover - published by Jonathan Cape.
Author	Ian Fleming
Cover artist	Richard Chopping (Jonathan Cape ed.)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	James Bond
Genre(s)	Spy novel
Publisher	Jonathan Cape
Publication date	April 1, 1963
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN	NA
Preceded by	The Spy Who Loved Me
Followed by	You Only Live Twice

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service is considered the second book in what is known as the "Blofeld trilogy", which resumes from Thunderball after the interlude novel The Spy Who Loved Me, and concludes with You Only Live Twice. Thunderball is the eighth novel by Ian Fleming based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. ... For the James Bond film, see The Spy Who Loved Me (film). ... You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ...

In 1969 it was adapted as the sixth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and was the first and only film to star George Lazenby as British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. // Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... “007” redirects here. ... George Robert Lazenby (born September 5, 1939) is an Australian actor best known for portraying James Bond only once in the 1969 James Bond film, On Her Majestys Secret Service. ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6),[1] is the United Kingdoms external intelligence agency. ...

Plot summary

For more than a year, James Bond, British secret agent 007, has been trailing the private criminal organization SPECTRE and its leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in 'Operation Bedlam'. This pursuit is partially described in The Spy Who Loved Me, where Bond explains to Vivienne Michel the aftermath of 'Operation Thunderball' and the escape of Blofeld. By the time of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Bond is convinced SPECTRE no longer exists. Frustrated by his inability to find Blofeld, Bond composes a letter of resignation for M. Meanwhile, Bond encounters a suicidal, beautiful, young woman named Teresa di Vicenzo and interrupts her attempted drowning. He is then captured. Spectre, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ... Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character from the James Bond universe. ... For the James Bond film, see The Spy Who Loved Me (film). ... M is a fictional character in Ian Flemings James Bond series, as well as the films in the Bond franchise. ...

Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo ('Tracy' to her friends) is the daughter of Marc-Ange Draco, head of the Unione Corse, the biggest European crime syndicate. Draco believes the only way to save his daughter is for Bond to marry her. To facilitate this, he offers Bond a great dowry—as well as Blofeld's whereabouts; Bond refuses the offer, but agrees to continue romancing Tracy while her mental health improves. Tracy Bond (born Teresa Draco, aka Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo) is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel On Her Majestys Secret Service (OHMSS). ... The Unione Corse, also known as the Corsican mafia, is a highly secretive criminal organization operating primarily out of Corsica and Marseilles. ...

Draco tells Bond of his family motto 'The World Is Not Enough'. Afterwards, Draco informs Bond that Blofeld has been hiding in Switzerland; upon further investigation, Bond discovers he has assumed the title and name Comte Balthazar de Bleuville. Blofeld has undergone plastic surgery to physically pass as heir of the de Bleuville bloodline—to the degree that he has asked the London College of Arms to declare him the reigning count. Impersonating a College of Arms representative, Sir Hilary Bray, Bond infiltrates Blofeld's lair atop Piz Gloria and finally meets Blofeld. The entrance of the College of Arms. ... Piz Gloria is the name of the panoramic restaurant on the Schilthorn near Mürren in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. ...

At Piz Gloria, Bond learns Blofeld has been curing a group of young British and European women of their livestock and food allergies. In truth, Blofeld and his homely aide, Irma Bunt, have been brainwashing them into carrying biological warfare agents back to Britain and their home countries in order to destroy Britain's agriculture economy, upon which post-World War II Britain depends. Irma Bunt is the main henchwomen in the James Bond film On Her Majestys Secret Service. ... Brainwashing (also known as thought reform or re-education) consists of any systematic effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and beliefs in a person against his/her will, usually beliefs in conflict with the persons prior beliefs and knowledge. ... For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Believing himself discovered, Bond escapes by ski from Piz Gloria and encounters Tracy, who helps him escape SPECTRE. Smitten by the resourceful, headstrong woman, he proposes marriage, and she accepts.

Helped by Draco's Union Corse, Bond mounts an air assault against the clinic and Blofeld, who escapes; Blofeld later avenges himself on James and Tracy Bond by killing Tracy moments after their wedding.

Differences from Movie

• In the book, Bond didn't save Tracy from suicide until after they had met at the casino.
• In the book, Blofeld, not Irma Bunt, pulled the trigger killing Tracy.
• Bond only slept with one Piz Gloria patient in the book, not two (or, as implied, three).
• The literary Bond fled Blofeld's lair before being found out. In the movie, he was caught, then escaped.
• Ruby Windsor became Ruby Bartlett.
• Blofeld's alleged title went from Comte de Bleuville to Comte de Bleuchamp.
• Tracy was not kidnapped in the book and so was not involved in the Piz Gloria assault.
• In the book, Bond wanted to be relieved of Operation Bedlam and when he wasn't, he contemplated resignation. By contrast, in the movie, Bond was forced off the case and contemplated resignation because of not being allowed to search for Blofeld.
• Further, in the book, Bond had believed that Blofeld must be dead and SPECTRE gone. In the movie, SPECTRE still existed (though not as big, about the size of Blofeld's new SPECTRE in the novel) and Bond knew that Blofeld was very much alive somewhere.
• The novel You Only Live Twice follows OHMSS (concluding the trilogy begun with Thunderball). The 1967 movie You Only Live Twice precedes the 1969 movie OHMSS (and necessarily as a result, that previous film was a far looser adaptation of Fleming's work).
• In the novel, Blofeld only threatened the United Kingdom where in the movie, he threatened the entire world.

You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ... Thunderball is the eighth novel by Ian Fleming based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. ... For the Ian Fleming novel, see You Only Live Twice. ...

Characters in On Her Majesty's Secret Service

• James Bond - British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond 007, is the protagonist of the story. Since the events of Thunderball, he has been tracking Ernst Stavro Blofeld to no avail. One day he meets and saves Teresa di Vicenzo. Later he meets her father who offers Bond her hand in marriage. Bond accepts only if her father, Marc-Ange Draco, a powerful criminal boss helps him track down Blofeld. Draco accepts and ultimately aids Bond in finding Blofeld at Piz Gloria.

• M - M is the codename of Bond's boss in the Secret Service. Since Thunderball, he assigns Bond to Operation Bedlam, a large secret service operation to track and kill Ernst Stavro Blofeld. He is frequently helped by his secretary Miss Moneypenny and his Chief of Staff Bill Tanner.

• Ernst Stavro Blofeld - With SPECTRE virtually destroyed, Blofeld has hidden himself away at Piz Gloria under the name Comte Balthazar de Bleuville. There he has started a treatment clinic for women with allergies. Instead of helping to cure these allergies, however, he is actually brainwashing them into carrying biological agents back to England to destroy it's agriculture economy.

• Countess Teresa di Vicenzo - The daughter of Marc-Ange Draco, she married the Italian Count Giulio di Vicenzo who, during their marriage, got a hold of a large portion of her money before eventually leaving her. During this marriage, Teresa had a child, who later died of spinal meningitis. These two events drastically affected her life and caused her to become suicidal, however, during one attempt she was saved by James Bond. When her attitude towards life improves due to this encounter, her father offers Bond her hand in marriage.

• Ruby Windsor - A young woman staying at Piz Gloria believing that treatments performed by Blofeld are helping to cure her allergy to chicken. She aids Bond by helping him ascertain the names of all the women staying at Piz Gloria that are secretly being brainwashed.

• Irma Bunt - Blofeld's mistress and secretary. She helps him set up his clinic at Piz Gloria.

• Marc-Ange Draco - The caporegime of the Union Corse, a criminal organisation, he is the father of Teresa di Vicenzo and eventually offers Bond her hand in hopes of making her happy and preventing further attempts at suicide. Bond accepts, but requests Draco's help in tracking down and putting an end to Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

• Sir Hilary Bray - A friend of Sable Basilisk, the junior officer of arms of the College of Arms, Bond uses his name to infiltrate Piz Gloria.

• Shaun Campbell - Campbell is an agent of the British Secret Service, stationed at station Z. He makes his way to Piz Gloria where he is caught and tortured. He eventually reveals that James Bond is actually impersonating Sir Hilary Bray.

Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming, and the protagonist of the James Bond series of novels and films. ... Thunderball is the eighth novel by Ian Fleming based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. ... M is a fictional character in Ian Flemings James Bond series, as well as the films in the Bond franchise. ... Miss Moneypenny is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. ... The following is a list of allies found throughout the James Bond film and novel series. ... Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character from the James Bond universe. ... Spectre, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ... Piz Gloria is the name of the panoramic restaurant on the Schilthorn near Mürren in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. ... Tracy Bond (born Teresa Draco, aka Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo) is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel On Her Majestys Secret Service (OHMSS). ... Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal cord. ... Ruby Windsor is a fictional character in Ian Flemings James Bond novel On Her Majestys Secret Service. ... Irma Bunt is the main henchwomen in the James Bond film On Her Majestys Secret Service. ... Marc Draco is the head of one of the most powerful crime syndicates of Italy and father of Tracy Bond (therefore Bonds father-in-law). ... A caporegime (sometimes shortened to capo) is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking member of a crime family who heads a crew (or group) of soldiers. ... Sir Hilary Bray is a fictional James Bond character in the film On Her Majestys Secret Service. ... Shaun Campbell is a fictional character and ally of James Bond in Ian Flemings On Her Majestys Secret Service. ...

Trivia

1964 paperback edition by Pan Books.

• The book was the first James Bond novel published after the start of the film series. In tribute, Fleming mentions Dr. No co-star Ursula Andress by name in one chapter describing her as a beautiful movie star. It is usually believed that Ian Fleming also paid tribute to the first official James Bond, Sean Connery, by stating that 007's surname is of Scottish heritage. While this may be true, Bond is largely based on Ian Fleming whose grandfather, Robert Fleming, was also from Scotland.

• The character Sable Basilisk whom Bond meets at the College of Arms is a play on the title Rouge Dragon. Draco, another name for Dracula, is etymologically linked to dragon. At the time, Fleming was aided by Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees in doing heraldic research for this novel. Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees's own line can be traced back to the Pyrigne de la Lannes family in Spain whose members were said to be typically born without earlobes, a feature Fleming used for Ernst Stavro Blofeld's cover in this novel.

• It is revealed in this book that Bond makes an annual pilgrimage to Royale-les-Eaux, to visit the grave of Vesper Lynd, the first 'Bond girl' he fell in love with.

• This is when the novels started having Bond sleep with more than one girl. In previous novels, he usually only sleeps with the main "Bond girl".

• The original title was to be The Belles From Hell.

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Publication history

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Comic strip adaptation

Main article: James Bond comic strips

Ian Fleming's 1963 novel was adapted as a daily comic strip published in the British Daily Express newspaper, and syndicated worldwide. Possibly the longest James Bond novel adaptation, the strip ran for nearly a year, from June 29, 1964 to May 17, 1965. The adaptation, which revived the comic strip after a two-year hiatus, was written by Henry Gammidge and illustrated by John McLusky; it was reprinted by Titan Books in 2004. Starting in 1958 and continuing to 1983, James Bond, the fictional character created by author Ian Fleming appeared in 52 comic strips that were syndicated in British newspapers, 7 of which were initially published abroad. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... For other uses, see Daily Express (disambiguation). ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... John McLusky, born the son of creole lesbians, lived a life of prostitution and debauchery. ... Titan Books is a UK publisher of graphic novels. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...