Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor, Hero, Spy by Ben Macintyre (Paperback, 2016)

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One December night in 1942, a Nazi parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. Dashing and louche, courageous and unpredictable, the traitor was a patriot inside, and the villain a hero. The problem for Chapman, his many lovers and his spymasters was knowing who he was.

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One December night in 1942, a Nazi parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. His mission: to sabotage the British war effort. His name was Eddie Chapman, but he would shortly become MI5's Agent Zigzag. Dashing and louche, courageous and unpredictable, the traitor was a patriot inside, and the villain a hero. The problem for Chapman, his many lovers and his spymasters was knowing who he was. Ben Macintyre weaves together diaries, letters, photographs, memories and top-secret MI5 files to create the exhilarating account of Britain's most sensational double agent.

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781408885406
eBay Product ID (ePID)224380244

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Book TitleAgent Zigzag: the True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor, Hero, Spy
AuthorBen Macintyre
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages400 Pages

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Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight295g

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Title_AuthorBen Macintyre
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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  • Agent Zig Zag is a good description of a quixotic man whose skills are put to good use by British Government

    An excellent read. A true story written by v able writer. It reads like a novel, a real page turner and it is all true. Recommend to anyone who likes true accounts of WW2.

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  • A must read book

    Incredible read ! A real page turner ! Amazing story that if it was fiction people would say it was not possible -but it happened ! A must read book

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  • An astonishing story told in the right manner.

    A fascinating read.

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  • Unbelievable

    Read this story & make your own mind up ! This actually happened ! Great book

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