Agent Zigzag: a true story of Nazi espionage, love, and betrayal
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"Ben Macintyre's rollicking, spellbinding Agent Zigzag blends the spy-versus-spy machinations of John le Carré with the high farce of Evelyn Waugh."—William Grimes, The New York Times (Editors' Choice) "Wildly improbable but entirely true . . . [a] compellingly cinematic spy thriller with verve."—Entertainment WeeklyNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND THE WASHINGTON POSTEddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. In 1941, after training as German spy in occupied France, Chapman was parachuted into Britain with a revolver, a wireless, and a cyanide pill, with orders from the Abwehr to blow up an airplane factory. Instead, he contacted M15, the British Secret service, and for the next four years, Chapman worked as a double agent, a lone British spy at the heart of the German Secret Service. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty; inside the villain was a hero. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began. Based on recently declassified files, Agent Zigzag tells Chapman's full story for the first time. It's a gripping tale of loyalty, love, treachery, espionage, and the thin and shifting line between fidelity and betrayal.
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Biography & Autobiography
Chapman, Eddie
Espionage
Espionage -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
Espionage -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
History
Military
Nonfiction
Secret service
Spies
Spies -- Germany -- Biography
Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Germany
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
Chapman, Eddie
Espionage
Espionage -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
Espionage -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
History
Military
Nonfiction
Secret service
Spies
Spies -- Germany -- Biography
Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Germany
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
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9780307353405
9781415942895
9780307405500
9781415942895
9780307405500
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subject_facet | Chapman, Eddie Espionage -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Espionage -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Spies -- Germany -- Biography Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Germany World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_full | Agent Zigzag : a true story of Nazi espionage, love, and betrayal / Ben MacIntyre Agent Zigzag A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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topic_facet | Biography & Autobiography Chapman, Eddie Espionage History Military Nonfiction Secret service Spies World War, 1939-1945 |