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Agent Zigzag

The Most Notorious Double Agent of World War II

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Agent Zigzag

By: Ben Macintyre
Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
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Summary
 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
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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.©2007 Ben Macintyre Espionage Freedom & Security Historical Military Military & War Politics & Government True Crime World War II War Imperialism
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Fabulous listen. Grippy thriller narrated by an expert. No distracting hissing s’s no gulps in breath - other narrators should listen to Ben on how to deliver a great stories that literally do get into your mind. Excellent - cant wait for the next book

Great story

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All most unbelievable, the actions of a single man that bore witness to incredible outcomes.
Beautifully written and well delivered.
Highly recommended listening, thanks go to the author for sharing this amazing story.

Tenacity unbounded

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One of the most amazing true stories I have ever listened. If I told you some of the stories in it you wouldn’t believe me just an extraordinary tale and you can’t help but fall in love with Eddie.

Agent Zigzag

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Like his namesake, Agent Zigzag charts a course of acute angles, tracing a path between two parallel lines - a jagged life, yet surprisingly regular. Ben Macintyre’s brilliant writing (and narration) carries us effortlessly through Chapman’s audacious courage and boldness — yet also reveals something of the common pigeon: ordinary, erratic, but with an uncanny instinct for finding its way home. That, perhaps, is the genius of this remarkable con-man. I couldn’t help but smile, recalling passages so daring that 007 surely could not have pulled them off.

As captivating as any thriller

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This was a brilliant yarn, fascinating, amazing, beautifully written and narrated. If I had read the book first I would have assumed that the main character was based on Eddie Chapman.

Astonishing, moving, true story.

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