Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
by Ben Macintyre
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Author: Ben MacintyreEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-12
ISBN: 0307353419
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Summary: 4 Stars
What never fails to amaze me about reading about real-life spies is the sophistication of the spies given the time period. True, World War II was the cutting edge of modern history, with electronics and radar communications being employed. But this is the story of Eddie Chapman, who was one of the boldest, bravest and cleverest spies who has ever graced the double-agent ring.
Mr. Chapman was not one who aspired to higher ideals. He was a callous cad who was rescued out of prison and trained by the Brits because he would be expendable. He was put through a battery of tests determining his amorality. He "passed"
But he left a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Women for him were to be used and discarded, and the only true love of his life was a fellow double agent who was likely as stone-hearted as he was.
Still, Mr. Chapman overcame his moral defects to become a real life hero who saved countless lives posing as a spy for the Germans, but having the British empire at heart.
Beyond looking at Mr Chapman's flawed character, this book portrays a fascinating snapshot of the times, into the German psyche, and to the hit and run tactics of the British. While the German army built a fierce army machine, it had a vulnerable underbelly, which the English recognized, and exploited. Mr. Chapman, although performing perhaps what G-d had designed him to, was England's vehicle to get at the German's.
To his credit, this he did.
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