War
does something to people that otherwise would never happen, it can make heroes
out of some and villains out of others, both seem to happened to Eddie Chapman.
He was a petty criminal who by various routes from a Scottish Jail ended up in
Germany as a double agent both for Germany and for England and this is his true story.Ben Macintyre is a British author, historian, and newspaper columnist. He writes about various topics ranging from historical to current events.
Some ordinary people reviews from Amazon.co.uk
"This book has been much reviewed and hyped. That usually makes me nervous but the praise is well meritted. It is a great story well told. The pacey narrative matches the racey lifestyle of Eddie Chapman. Chapman was a criminal and philanderer whose charm won through despite his duplicitous behaviour."
"Seriously, If this was work of fiction it would leave the reader thinking that the story was too far fetched. However, this is not a work of fiction but is a factual account of the British and German secret service and in particular, one man, double agent Eddie Chapman"
Video - Ben Macintyre talks about his book Agent Zigzag - Double Agent
Interesting Links for David Nicholls and his books
Ben Macintyre from Wikipedia
Agent Zigzag: True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman from Amazon.co.uk
Books from Ben Macintyre on Amazon.co.uk
Ben Macintyre on Amazon.com if you live in the USA
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