Books by ben macintyre author of the spy and the traitor. Ben macintyres world war ii espionage files by ben. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. The book i read to research this post was a foreign field by ben macintyre which is an excellent book which i bought from kindle. In a single year, she helped take down one of the most notorious foreign spies ever caught on american soil. He is bestknown for his bestselling books about espionage, including operation mincemeat, agent zigzag. Their app is available for download on ios and android devices. Four young british soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy lines at the height of the fighting on the western front in august 1914. In the spy and the traitor ben macintyre reveals a tale of betrayal, duplicity and raw courage that changed the course of the cold war forever. One overcast april morning in 1943, a fisherman notices a corpse floating in the sea off the coast of spain. So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of espionage. Ben macintyre has 19 books on goodreads with 179312 ratings. A true story of love and betrayal during the great war. Ben macintyre is a writeratlarge for the times uk and the bestselling author of the spy and the traitor, a spy among friends, double cross, operation.
A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural france during the first world war, from the bestselling author of operation mincemeat. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Unveiling neverbeforereleased material, ben macintyre brings the reader right into the minds of intelligence officers, their moles and spies, and the german abwehr agents who suffered the twin frailties of wishfulness and yesmanship. Ben macintyre s father was angus macintyre, the son of major francis macintyre, of the 14th20th kings hussars. A true story of love and betrayal in the great war. He is bestknown for his bestselling books about espionage, including operation mincemeat, agent zigzag which was shortlisted for the costa biography award and the galaxy british book award for biography of the year 2008 and a spy amongst friends.
Ben macintyre is a columnist and associate editor on the times. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Ben macintyre is a writeratlarge for the times of london and the bestselling author of a spy among friends, double cross, operation mincemeat, agent zigzag, and rogue heroes. Ben macintyre a foreign field a true story of love and betrayal in the great war the englishmans daughter. Click download or read online button to get kim philby my silent war book now. A new york times notable book of the year, agent zigzag is the story of eddie chapman, a. Read a foreign field text only by ben macintyre available from rakuten kobo. A foreign field by ben macintyre paperback harpercollins.
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One april morning in 1943, a sardine fisherman spotted the corpse of a british soldier floating in the sea off the coast of spain and set in train a course of. A true story of love and betrayal in the great war the englishmans daughter. His paternal grandmother was related to the ancestral line of viscount netterville. Bens books are normally filled with a little too much detail, and. Then walder moved to the fbi, where she worked in counterintelligence. Ben macintryres nose for a good yarn is equalled by his ability to tell it. Operation mincemeat by ben macintyre free download. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Macintyre has also written and presented bbc documentaries of his work. If there is one criticism that has been levied towards ben macintyre, it is the fact that he tends to lose himself in his research, and it shows.
Operation mincemeat ben macintyre by ben macintyre. Aged 28 at the outbreak of war in august 1914, he was one of several british soldiers trapped behind enemy lines on the western front. Publication date 2010 topics wwii, world war ii, espionage, spy, double cross, nazi, operation husky, allied invasion of sicily. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. He soon becomes a highly prized, and decorated, nazi. Ben macintyres most popular book is the spy and the traitor. A foreign field text only kindle edition by ben macintyre. He has worked as the newspapers correspondent in new york, paris and washington. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a foreign field text.