Instead, he contacted MI5, the British Secret Service. In 1941, after training as a German spy in occupied France, Chapman was parachuted into Britain with a revolver, a wireless, and a cyanide pill, with orders from the Abwehr to blow up an airplane factory. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty inside the villain was a hero. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. 38.Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. 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. The problem for Chapman, his many lovers and his spymasters was knowing who he was.

Dashing and louche, courageous and unpredictable, the traitor was a patriot inside, and the villain a hero. His name was Eddie Chapman, but he would shortly become MI5's Agent Zigzag. His mission: to sabotage the British war effort. 9781408885406 Agent Zigzag 38.5000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/non-fiction /shop/books/non-fiction/history/military-history /shop/books/non-fiction/history One December night in 1942, a Nazi parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. One December night in 1942, a Nazi parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. Ben Macintyre weaves together diaries, letters, photographs, memories and top-sec.

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