Reviews
"Ben Macintyre and I work in the same period, and I should be reading him because he is such a scrupulous and insightful writer a master historian. But, with Double Cross and his other excellent works, I always wind up reading him for pleasure. Double Cross may be his best yet, falling somewhere between top-class entertainment and pure addiction." Alan Furst, author of A Mission to Paris "Enthralling....Macintyre is a master at leading the reader down some very tortuous paths while ensuring they never lose their bearings. He's terrific, too, at animating his characters with the most succinct of touches....gripping." -- London Evening Standard, "Only with author Ben Macintyre's scintillating account has this complex human drama, with all its tortuous twists and turns, finally received the cinematic treatment it deserves….This is edge-of-the seat stuff." WWII Magazine "With the same skill and suspense he displayed in Operation Mincemeat and Agent Zigzag ….Macintyre effortlessly weaves the agents' deliciously eccentric personalities with larger wartime events to shape a tale that reads like a top-notch spy thriller." Publishers Weekly (starred) "Macintyre has written a tense, exciting real-life spy story that illuminates a largely obscure aspect of WWII." Booklist "With his latest book, Double Cross , Ben Macintyre tells the astonishing true story of a bizarre group of misfit spies who played a critical role in the success of D-Day. The stories in this book, many of which have never before been told, are nothing short of incredible. Skillfully woven together, they form one of the most gripping narratives I have ever read." Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic "Ben Macintyre and I work in the same period, and I should be reading him because he is such a scrupulous and insightful writer a master historian. But, with Double Cross and his other excellent works, I always wind up reading him for pleasure. Double Cross may be his best yet, falling somewhere between top-class entertainment and pure addiction." Alan Furst, author of A Mission to Paris "Ben Macintyre's spellbinding account features an improbable cast of characters who pulled off a counter-intelligence feat that was breathtaking in its audacity. Their deceptions within deceptions-known as the Double Cross-were critical to the success of the D-Day invasion, and continued to mislead the Germans long after Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. A truly bravura performance, as is Macintyre's fast-paced tale." -- Andrew Nagorski, author of Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power "How on earth, in 1944, did we dupe Berlin that we would attack the coast of France in completely the wrong place? It was a deception that saved tens of thousands of Allied lives. In Double Cross , Ben Macintyre ingeniously explains exactly how it was done." Frederick Forsyth "Never before revealed facts about the workings of the Intelligence Service in the build up to D-Day in the Second World War. Ben Macintyre's remarkable book is a gripping revelation." Jack Higgins "[Macintyre] has excelled himself with a cast of extraordinary characters and in his storytelling abilities.... Double Cross is an utterly gripping story." Antony Beevor, The Telegraph "Enthralling....Macintyre is a master at leading the reader down some very tortuous paths while ensuring they never lose their bearings. He's terrific, too, at animating his characters with the most succinct of touches....gripping." -- London Evening Standard, "Ben Macintyre's spellbinding account features an improbable cast of characters who pulled off a counter-intelligence feat that was breathtaking in its audacity. Their deceptions within deceptions-known as the Double Cross-were critical to the success of the D-Day invasion, and continued to mislead the Germans long after Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. A truly bravura performance, as is Macintyre's fast-paced tale." -- Andrew Nagorski, author of Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power "Ben Macintyre and I work in the same period, and I should be reading him because he is such a scrupulous and insightful writer a master historian. But, with Double Cross and his other excellent works, I always wind up reading him for pleasure. Double Cross may be his best yet, falling somewhere between top-class entertainment and pure addiction." Alan Furst, author of A Mission to Paris "[Macintyre] has excelled himself with a cast of extraordinary characters and in his storytelling abilities.... Double Cross is an utterly gripping story." Antony Beevor, The Telegraph "Enthralling....Macintyre is a master at leading the reader down some very tortuous paths while ensuring they never lose their bearings. He's terrific, too, at animating his characters with the most succinct of touches....gripping." -- London Evening Standard, "With the same skill and suspense he displayed in Operation Mincemeat and Agent Zigzag ….Macintyre effortlessly weaves the agents' deliciously eccentric personalities with larger wartime events to shape a tale that reads like a top-notch spy thriller." Publishers Weekly (starred) "With his latest book, Double Cross , Ben Macintyre tells the astonishing true story of a bizarre group of misfit spies who played a critical role in the success of D-Day. The stories in this book, many of which have never before been told, are nothing short of incredible. Skillfully woven together, they form one of the most gripping narratives I have ever read." Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic "Ben Macintyre and I work in the same period, and I should be reading him because he is such a scrupulous and insightful writer a master historian. But, with Double Cross and his other excellent works, I always wind up reading him for pleasure. Double Cross may be his best yet, falling somewhere between top-class entertainment and pure addiction." Alan Furst, author of A Mission to Paris "Ben Macintyre's spellbinding account features an improbable cast of characters who pulled off a counter-intelligence feat that was breathtaking in its audacity. Their deceptions within deceptions-known as the Double Cross-were critical to the success of the D-Day invasion, and continued to mislead the Germans long after Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. A truly bravura performance, as is Macintyre's fast-paced tale." -- Andrew Nagorski, author of Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power "How on earth, in 1944, did we dupe Berlin that we would attack the coast of France in completely the wrong place? It was a deception that saved tens of thousands of Allied lives. In Double Cross , Ben Macintyre ingeniously explains exactly how it was done." Frederick Forsyth "Never before revealed facts about the workings of the Intelligence Service in the build up to D-Day in the Second World War. Ben Macintyre's remarkable book is a gripping revelation." Jack Higgins "[Macintyre] has excelled himself with a cast of extraordinary characters and in his storytelling abilities.... Double Cross is an utterly gripping story." Antony Beevor, The Telegraph "Enthralling....Macintyre is a master at leading the reader down some very tortuous paths while ensuring they never lose their bearings. He's terrific, too, at animating his characters with the most succinct of touches....gripping." -- London Evening Standard, "Enthralling....Macintyre is a master at leading the reader down some very tortuous paths while ensuring they never lose their bearings. He's terrific, too, at animating his characters with the most succinct of touches....gripping." -- London Evening Standard, "With the same skill and suspense he displayed in Operation Mincemeat and Agent Zigzag ….Macintyre effortlessly weaves the agents' deliciously eccentric personalities with larger wartime events to shape a tale that reads like a top-notch spy thriller." Publishers Weekly (starred) "Macintyre has written a tense, exciting real-life spy story that illuminates a largely obscure aspect of WWII." Booklist "With his latest book, Double Cross , Ben Macintyre tells the astonishing true story of a bizarre group of misfit spies who played a critical role in the success of D-Day. The stories in this book, many of which have never before been told, are nothing short of incredible. Skillfully woven together, they form one of the most gripping narratives I have ever read." Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic "Ben Macintyre and I work in the same period, and I should be reading him because he is such a scrupulous and insightful writer a master historian. But, with Double Cross and his other excellent works, I always wind up reading him for pleasure. Double Cross may be his best yet, falling somewhere between top-class entertainment and pure addiction." Alan Furst, author of A Mission to Paris "Ben Macintyre's spellbinding account features an improbable cast of characters who pulled off a counter-intelligence feat that was breathtaking in its audacity. Their deceptions within deceptions-known as the Double Cross-were critical to the success of the D-Day invasion, and continued to mislead the Germans long after Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. A truly bravura performance, as is Macintyre's fast-paced tale." -- Andrew Nagorski, author of Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power "How on earth, in 1944, did we dupe Berlin that we would attack the coast of France in completely the wrong place? It was a deception that saved tens of thousands of Allied lives. In Double Cross , Ben Macintyre ingeniously explains exactly how it was done." Frederick Forsyth "Never before revealed facts about the workings of the Intelligence Service in the build up to D-Day in the Second World War. Ben Macintyre's remarkable book is a gripping revelation." Jack Higgins "[Macintyre] has excelled himself with a cast of extraordinary characters and in his storytelling abilities.... Double Cross is an utterly gripping story." Antony Beevor, The Telegraph "Enthralling....Macintyre is a master at leading the reader down some very tortuous paths while ensuring they never lose their bearings. He's terrific, too, at animating his characters with the most succinct of touches....gripping." -- London Evening Standard From the Hardcover edition., "The story of D-Day when 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy as it's never been told before….this amazing story shows how double agents and spies tricked the German army and saved thousands of Allied lives." New York Post "Only with author Ben Macintyre's scintillating account has this complex human drama, with all its tortuous twists and turns, finally received the cinematic treatment it deserves….This is edge-of-the seat stuff." WWII Magazine "With the same skill and suspense he displayed in Operation Mincemeat and Agent Zigzag ….Macintyre effortlessly weaves the agents' deliciously eccentric personalities with larger wartime events to shape a tale that reads like a top-notch spy thriller." Publishers Weekly (starred) "Macintyre has written a tense, exciting real-life spy story that illuminates a largely obscure aspect of WWII." Booklist "With his latest book, Double Cross , Ben Macintyre tells the astonishing true story of a bizarre group of misfit spies who played a critical role in the success of D-Day. The stories in this book, many of which have never before been told, are nothing short of incredible. Skillfully woven together, they form one of the most gripping narratives I have ever read." Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic "Ben Macintyre and I work in the same period, and I should be reading him because he is such a scrupulous and insightful writer a master historian. But, with Double Cross and his other excellent works, I always wind up reading him for pleasure. Double Cross may be his best yet, falling somewhere between top-class entertainment and pure addiction." Alan Furst, author of A Mission to Paris "Ben Macintyre's spellbinding account features an improbable cast of characters who pulled off a counter-intelligence feat that was breathtaking in its audacity. Their deceptions within deceptions-known as the Double Cross-were critical to the success of the D-Day invasion, and continued to mislead the Germans long after Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. A truly bravura performance, as is Macintyre's fast-paced tale." -- Andrew Nagorski, author of Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power "How on earth, in 1944, did we dupe Berlin that we would attack the coast of France in completely the wrong place? It was a deception that saved tens of thousands of Allied lives. In Double Cross , Ben Macintyre ingeniously explains exactly how it was done." Frederick Forsyth "Never before revealed facts about the workings of the Intelligence Service in the build up to D-Day in the Second World War. Ben Macintyre's remarkable book is a gripping revelation." Jack Higgins "[Macintyre] has excelled himself with a cast of extraordinary characters and in his storytelling abilities.... Double Cross is an utterly gripping story." Antony Beevor, The Telegraph "Enthralling....Macintyre is a master at leading the reader down some very tortuous paths while ensuring they never lose their bearings. He's terrific, too, at animating his characters with the most succinct of touches....gripping." -- London Evening Standard, "As in his earlier best-sellers about WWII-era spycraft, Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat , Macintyre writes with novelistic flair." Entertainment Weekly "The story of D-Day when 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy as it's never been told before….this amazing story shows how double agents and spies tricked the German army and saved thousands of Allied lives." New York Post "Only with author Ben Macintyre's scintillating account has this complex human drama, with all its tortuous twists and turns, finally received the cinematic treatment it deserves….This is edge-of-the seat stuff." WWII Magazine "With the same skill and suspense he displayed in Operation Mincemeat and Agent Zigzag ….Macintyre effortlessly weaves the agents' deliciously eccentric personalities with larger wartime events to shape a tale that reads like a top-notch spy thriller." Publishers Weekly (starred) "Macintyre has written a tense, exciting real-life spy story that illuminates a largely obscure aspect of WWII." Booklist "With his latest book, Double Cross , Ben Macintyre tells the astonishing true story of a bizarre group of misfit spies who played a critical role in the success of D-Day. The stories in this book, many of which have never before been told, are nothing short of incredible. Skillfully woven together, they form one of the most gripping narratives I have ever read." Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic "Ben Macintyre and I work in the same period, and I should be reading him because he is such a scrupulous and insightful writer a master historian. But, with Double Cross and his other excellent works, I always wind up reading him for pleasure. Double Cross may be his best yet, falling somewhere between top-class entertainment and pure addiction." Alan Furst, author of A Mission to Paris "Ben Macintyre's spellbinding account features an improbable cast of characters who pulled off a counter-intelligence feat that was breathtaking in its audacity. Their deceptions within deceptions-known as the Double Cross-were critical to the success of the D-Day invasion, and continued to mislead the Germans long after Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. A truly bravura performance, as is Macintyre's fast-paced tale." -- Andrew Nagorski, author of Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power "How on earth, in 1944, did we dupe Berlin that we would attack the coast of France in completely the wrong place? It was a deception that saved tens of thousands of Allied lives. In Double Cross , Ben Macintyre ingeniously explains exactly how it was done." Frederick Forsyth "Never before revealed facts about the workings of the Intelligence Service in the build up to D-Day in the Second World War. Ben Macintyre's remarkable book is a gripping revelation." Jack Higgins "[Macintyre] has excelled himself with a cast of extraordinary characters and in his storytelling abilities.... Double Cross is an utterly gripping story." Antony Beevor, The Telegraph "Enthralling....Macintyre is a master at leading the reader down some very tortuous paths while ensuring they never lose their bearings. He's terrific, too, at animating his characters with the most succinct of touches....gripping." -- London Evening Standard
