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Agent Zigzag
- Author
- Ben Macintyre
- Narrator
- Ben Macintyre
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 6 June 2024
- Run Time
- 12 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, Military history, Second World War, Espionage and secret services
- Rating
- 4.7 (3 reviews)
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What to expect
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, memories and top-secret MI5 files to create an exhilarating account of Britain's most sensational double agent.
User Reviews
Book 4.7
Narration 4.7
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5.0 5.0
This has to be best Ben Macintyre book I’ve listened to and the most incredible story. With jaw dropping exploits and unbelievable situations, if it wasn’t for Ben Macintyres trademark thorough and details research, I would never have believed any of it!
PBee 2025-08-08
Details
- Author
- Ben Macintyre
- Narrator
- Ben Macintyre
- Duration
- 12 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 June 2024
- ISBN
- 9781526678898
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, Military history, Second World War, Espionage and secret services
- Rating
- 4.7(3 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.7(3 reviews)
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Agent Zigzag written and read by Ben Macintyre.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_______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, memories and top-secret MI5 files to create an exhilarating account of Britain's most sensational double agent.
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