Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor, Hero, Spy

Paperback Published on: 15/08/2024
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Agent Zigzag
Bond Myth
Somewhere in our national psyche there is a Bond myth. Well this book should thoroughly debunk it. This double agent some claim was Fleming's inspiration w... READ MORE
Duncan at Kings Road
Agent Zigzag
Agent Zigzag
With Agent Zigzag Ben Macintyre has produced a real page-turner of an historical account. The activities undertaken by Chapman both in his career as a spy ... READ MORE
Erin Britton
Agent Zigzag
Agent Zigzag
I love stories of the sacrifice and bravery of the Second World War and this is one of the most interesting I’ve read in a long while. It’s right up there ... READ MORE
Jamie Harrison at Crawley
Agent Zigzag
Agent Zigzag
With Agent Zigzag Ben Macintyre has produced a real page-turner of an historical account. The activities undertaken by Chapman both in his career as a spy ... READ MORE
Erin Britton
Agent Zigzag
A two day thriller read....
I've read quite a few war spy biographies, but this one stands out as the most extraordinary of them all. It is not merely about a British European person ... READ MORE
VJW
Agent Zigzag
Astonishing Secrets Revealed
This is the story of Eddie Chapman, described in the subtitle as Lover Traitor Hero Spy. He is all these things and more; a successful and charismatic crim... READ MORE
Jane Mac
Agent Zigzag
A page turning, real life thriller!
Agent Zigzag has it all, thrilling heists, explosives, perilous parachute jumps, double agents, prison camps and a spy on every corner, how this is all abo... READ MORE
Emma at Waterstones Fareham Whiteley

Synopsis

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD

'Engrossing as any thriller' Daily Telegraph
'Superb. Meticulously researched, splendidly told, immensely entertaining' John le Carré
'This is the most amazing book, full of fascinating and hair-raising true life adventures . . . It would be impossible to recommend it too highly'Mail on Sunday
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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 suave, courageous and unpredictable, Chapman was by turns a traitor, a hero, a villain and a man of conscience. But, as his spymasters and many lovers often wondered, who was the real Eddie Chapman?

Ben Macintyre weaves together diaries, letters, photograph's, memories and top-secret MI5 files to create an exhilarating account of Britain's most sensational double agent.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781526682642
  • Number of pages: 384
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 26 mm
  • Weight: 340g
  • Languages: English

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Agent Zigzag
History that reads like a thriller
This mesmerising story of larger-than-life double agent Eddie Chapman exceeded my expectations. Agent Zigzag’s wartime exploits and his friendships and riv... READ MORE
Charlotte Rose Norman
Agent Zigzag
Best Spy story ever
An enthralling story ,excitement on every page . ,very well written . Couldn't put the book down, read it in two days
Pybus
Agent Zigzag
Read it! Not all historical books are dull.
A brilliant historical account and biography of an improbable double agent during WWII. Eddie Chapman became notorious as a safe-breaker and founding partn... READ MORE
PaperbackSecrets
Agent Zigzag
Very Good
Interesting reading to find out what also went on behind the horror of ground troops, ground war machines and aeroplanes of WWII.
Stumped
Agent Zigzag
Very Exciting
Bought this book after seeing television programme about Eddie Chapman I agree with author what a clever con man to fool the Germans
Bananas
Agent Zigzag
Truly amazing
one of the most well written and interesting books i have read for some time. A truly brilliant account of a most unlikely war hero.
BenLiverpool
Agent Zigzag
Gripping, but....
A gripping read about the almost unbelievable. The fine judgements that had to be made about the character of Chapman and his handlers on either side were ... READ MORE
hamster
Agent Zigzag
Very exciting!
Couldn't put this book down! Fascinating true story of how the war really made someone into some semblance of a "good" person. Really interesting and well ... READ MORE
Eos
Agent Zigzag
Agent Zigzag
This is my best read of the year. Its hard to believe that Eddie Chapman ever got away with his exploits during the war. if this was a film it would be Jam... READ MORE
David Byron