Underlining the importance of intelligence in successful military operations, Army chief-designate Lieutenant General Manoj Naravane on Saturday said the world of intelligence is not like the glamorous portrayal of "James Bond, guns and girls" but more of "John Le Carr's George Smiley novels". The Lt. General was speaking at the launch of former journalist Nitin Gokhale's book ''RN Kao: Gentleman Spymaster''.