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Zusatztext Nicholas Booth's compelling and well-researched biography. Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Booth is a writer and broadcaster. For ten years, he worked as a journalist, starting his career with the Observer, and ending up as technology editor on The Times. He lives in Cheshire. Klappentext Eddie Chapman was a womaniser, blackmailer and safecracker. He was also a great hero - the most remarkable double agent of the Second World War. Chapman became the only British national ever to be awarded an Iron Cross for his work for the Reich. He was also the only German spy ever to be parachuted into Britain twice. But it was all an illusion: Eddie fooled the Germans in the same way he conned his victims in civilian life. He was working for the British all along. Until now, the full story of Eddie Chapman's extraordinary exploits has never been told, thwarted by the Official Secrets Act. Now at last all the evidence has been released, including Eddie's M15 files, and a complete account of what he achieved is told in this enthralling book. Zusammenfassung Eddie Chapman was a womaniser, blackmailer and safecracker. He was also a great hero - the most remarkable double agent of the Second World War. Chapman became the only British national ever to be awarded an Iron Cross for his work for the Reich. He was also the only German spy ever to be parachuted into Britain twice.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Booth, Booth Nicholas
• Publisher: Piatkus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.05.2007
• EAN: 9780749951542
• ISBN: 978-0-7499-5154-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 198 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Second World War, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Espionage & secret services, General and world history, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Espionage and secret services, True war and combat stories, Biography: historical, political and military