Reviews

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

ihaveknowledge's review against another edition

The book got a little slow and I lost interest.

_siddhi_'s review

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

4.5

Another really fascinating piece of non-fiction. What a character. You hate to love it haha. A lot of information to take in, but worth the read.

ravenslanding's review

5.0

Ben Macintyre is a master story teller, and Agent Zigzag is a phenomenal story. Love, espionage, crime and explosives...it's all the stuff of movies--except true. If you like history, spy stories, World War II, or really, anything at all, this book is for you.

charlottejones952's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

4.75

s_sanfor907's review

adventurous challenging funny reflective sad tense

3.75

jburnford's review

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.0

Good read about another interesting spy during WW2. 

hazelj's review

informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

dillvill's review against another edition

adventurous funny

4.0

ptothelo's review

4.0

I don't remember why I added this book to my list but I'm glad I did.

The story is amazing and entertaining, the main character is a charming crook who did seemingly contradictory things during the war. The world of double agents and spymasters and handlers are pretty fascinating. One of my favorite tidbits has to be the "The Magic Gang" who "built fake submarines and Spitfires, disguised tanks as trucks, and successfully hid part of the Suez Canal using a system of revolving mirrors and searchlights that created a blinding vortex in the sky nine miles wide" and was advised by an actual magician.

tyelperinquar's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75