Agent Zigzag - The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor,
Hero, Spy (reissued)
Book description
'If you're looking for a good spy thriller, I definitely recommend
this' Daily Express The thrilling real-life story of a double agent in
the Second World War 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. 'If you're looking for a good spy
thriller, I definitely recommend this' Daily Express The thrilling
real-life story of a double agent in the Second World War 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.
