But, as his spymasters and many lovers often wondered, who was the real Eddie Chapman?Ben Macintyre weaves together diaries, letters, photographs, memories and top-secret MI5 files to create an exhilarating account of Britain’s most sensational double agent. Dashing and suave, courageous and unpredictable, Chapman was by turns a traitor, a hero, a villain and a man of conscience. His name was Eddie Chapman, but he would shortly become MI5’s Agent Zigzag. His mission: to sabotage the British war effort. Meticulously researched, splendidly told, immensely entertaining’ John le CarrÃ© ‘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 _ One December night in 1942, a Nazi parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. His skill as a thief made him a good deal of money and allowed him to live the life of a wealthy playboy in Soho, mixing with. He was a member of a 'jelly gang', which specialised in robbing safes by blowing them open using the explosive gelignite. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced.

ISBN-13: 9780307353412 Summary Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. Agent Zigzag is the untold story of Britains most extraordinary. Eddie Chapman was a professional criminal in the years before the Second World War. Agent ZigZag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love and Betrayal Ben Macintyre, 2007 Crown Publishing 384 pp. From the bestselling author of Operation Mincemeat, now a major film SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD ‘Engrossing as any thriller’ Daily Telegraph ‘Superb. Zigzag, despite his many talents, did not fit into the peacetime plans of MI5. He was also a secret spy for Britain, alias Agent Zigzag.

Agent zig zag