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 enlarge | Author: Ben Macintyre
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 582
Media: Paperback
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0747592837
EAN: 9780747592839
ASIN: 0747592837
Publication Date: June 4, 2007
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Condition: Acceptable. SKU D40747592837. All our items are NEW & UNREAD - but with some minor damage.. Items cover and some internal pages are likely to have sustained some damage, but will be readable.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Gripping story March 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. The story of Eddie Chapman, a criminal, turned spy, turned double-agent, is one such example. This is a fascinating read brought brilliantly to life by Ben Macintyre, who has clearly researched his subject thoroughly. I couldn't put this book down. Well worth a read!
Got me back into reading! March 2, 2008
I heard about the release of the Agent Zigzag files on Radio 4 last year, which sparked my interest. I'm not a huge reader but got straight into this book from the first paragraph. The true story is brilliantly brought to life by the author who has outdone himself with the intricate, but relevant research. I enjoyed the book on so many levels - the gripping story; the general background regarding the Intelligence Services in the War and then the psychology and relationships between the many complex characters. I would recommend this book to everyone, but think that it would be an especially good as a present for teenage sons or lapsed readers, like myself.
Couldn't put it down. February 4, 2008
I read this book in a day - it was totally absorbing. Its not the sort of book I usually read as I'm not really "into" WWII, but someone recommended it to me and I'm glad they did.
The suspense is incredible, I was so tempted to flick to the end of the book to see what happened to Chapman at the end - but managed to resist as I knew this would spoil the book. It seems very well researched but even though is a factual book there are no dry or boring bits in it at all. As well as being a great read its given me a much better understandign about events around WWII. I can't wait for the film now!
 Nerves of Steel November 27, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the story, very well told, of Eddie Chapman, ex(?)-safecracker, Abwehr agent and British Intelligence double agent, who was released from prison in Jersey when it was under German occupation, became a German spy in Britain but went straight to the UK authorities and asked to be played back into occupied Europe, which he was. The German military intelligence people come across as a lot more human than the committee-bound and snobbish British lot; this is true of other similar memoirs of the time. A fascinating tale and one which has been of intermittent public interest since. After WW2, Chapman (who retained respect and liking for his German chief) told his story in books and articles and has been the subject of biography before, both in print and in film (Triple Cross). I have an extensive library in the espionage field and thoroughly recommend this book, despite the odd factual inaccuracy (V-1 rocket engines did NOT stop when the fuel ran out! This is a common misconception of how the targeting/range mechanism worked. In fact a device stopped fuel going to the engine at a pre-decided time based on calculations of range). Buy this book, though.
Amazing November 22, 2007
If half of it is true it is astonishing. Seeing as MI5 have opened up their files then you have to assume it's pretty accurate. It also puts the 'efficient' German secret service especially the Abwehr very firmly in its place.
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