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. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you.Agent ZigZag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love and BetrayalĮddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. I would definitely recommend this biography to WW2DB visitors, especially those interested in the mysterious and thrilling world of spies.īack to Main | Back to Book Reviews Indexĭid you enjoy this article or find this article helpful? If so, please consider supporting us on Patreon. I again very much enjoyed his reading.Īfter having previously enjoyed Macintyre's titles, I had high expectations for Agent Zigzag, and it delivered. John Lee, who had read two other titles of Macintyres' that I had reviewed, again performed with expertise.

I had reviewed this title in its audio book format. Good or evil, the book did a wonderful job presented the different sides of the man. Through his cunning, the British were able to convince the Germans the existence of fantastic anti-submarine devices and even steer the aiming of V-1 and V-2 weapons toward less concentrated areas of London, but yet the author clearly demonstrated that not all was right with Chapman, for that even decades later he was happily concocting fabricated stories before a camera. The author did such a wonderful job with his narratives about the man full of contradictions that I often found myself seriously pondering whether I should view Chapman as a hero or a villain. Ben Macintyre's biography of Chapman, Agent Zigzag, told the story of the pathological liar who loyally sabotaged German war efforts, the womanizer who deeply loved those who he became involved with, and the reliable spy who would figuratively pick his superior's pockets while delivering valuable intelligence.

But in a time of war, the British government put his skills to use as a double agent. If born in a different time period, Eddie Chapman might have developed from a petty con man to a notorious wanted criminal.

Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and BetrayalAuthor: Ben Macintyre

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