Agent Zigzag - Ben Macintyre

This is the true story of Eddie Chapman, “lover, traitor, hero and spy” whose extraordinary exploits during the second world war make an totally absorbing read. In 1943, talking of Chapman’s story, Colonel Tim Stephens of MI5 said, “ in fiction it would be rejected as improbable” and any reader of this work would be bound to agree with this assessment. Ben Macintyre has meticulous researched his subject using recently released MI5 records and Chapman’s own manuscripts letters and photos and weaves the facts into a fast moving narrative which is as gripping as any thriller. Chapman was a larger than life character by any criteria. Charming and intelligent, he ...  Read the complete review