Game of Spies
The Secret Agent, the Traitor and the Nazi, Bordeaux 1942-1944
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Narrated by:
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Paddy Ashdown
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By:
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Paddy Ashdown
About this listen
A riveting three-way spy story set in occupied France.
In the tradition of Ben MacIntyre, Game of Spies tells the story of a lethal spy triangle in Bordeaux between 1942 and 1944 - and of France's greatest betrayal, by aristocratic and right-wing Resistance leader Andre Grandclement.
The story centres on three men - one British, one French and one German - and the duel they fought out in an atmosphere of collaboration, betrayal and assassination, in which comrades sold fellow comrades, Allied agents and downed pilots to the Germans as casually as they would a bottle of wine.
It is a story of SOE, treachery, bed-hopping and executions in the city labelled la plus collaboratrice in the whole of France.
©2016 Paddy Ashdown (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic Reviews
"A powerful account of an extraordinary story." (The Times)
"A fine account." (5*, Daily Telegraph)
"Written with pace, the detail is fine...and Ashdown is well-placed to write this book, which requires an understanding of military strategy, diplomacy and political shenanigans, as well as old fashioned story telling skill." (Spectator)
Praise for A Brilliant Little Operation:
"The story of Operation Frankton is an extreme example of a plan brilliantly conceived and badly botched. The 10 commandos who made a secret canoe raid in 1942 on German merchant ships have become icons of British wartime derring-do." (The Times)
"No doubt many more books will be written about the war, but I hope this becomes a model for them since, though the heroism of our boys is stirring stuff, history only makes real sense if you can see it from all sides." (Daily Telegraph)
"Paddy Ashdown has sifted the facts from the myths to write a fascinating and very personal account." (Independent)
"It moves at the pace of a thriller and it's real." (Nick Ferrari, Sunday Express)
"Ashdown's insights and his extensive research in an impressive range of archives will ensure that yet another work on the subject will not be required in the foreseeable future." (Times Literary Supplement)