Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies Audiobook

" THE TOPIC SOUNDED INTERESTING BUT THE WRITING STYLE WAS BLAND. "

" A little confusing in the beginning, but a really interesting story. "

" amazing book. couldn't put it down "

" While I think the main story of Double Cross is pretty fascinating and impressive, I didn't love the book. It's a true story of how the British intelligence controlled every German agent in Britain during WWII and used the network to distract the Germans away from the planned D-Day invasions. The problem is there are A LOT of "characters" to keep track of (that are referred to at various times by their real names, their German code names, and/or their British code names), and it gets confusing. There also wasn't much real "action," which is not surprising I guess in a book about real life spies, but it made the story drag a bit. "

" The 3 stars probably dosn't do it justice as I had a rubbish few weeks and could only read the book in small parts, so hence I struggled to keep up with all the different names and who was who etc. However, it was very interesting and I have learnt alot from reading this book. "

" A complex but fascinating story about espionage in WWII. "

" Very Readable sotry into a little-known facet of World War II. The Tnglish had their act together when it came to double agents...certainly more than the Germans, Russians or Americans. "

" My major quibble about this book about British double agents who helped divert the Germans from the Normandy landing on D-Day is that it was hard to keep the agents,their code names,and their British and German handlers straight. "

" A good, fast read and it is true. "

" A fun read about some remarkable, odd, devious folks who played a huge role in the outcome of WWII. "

" The last 100 pages are great but the first 250 are scattered and often dull. "

" I really lost interest in this book, but I kept listening because it was Ben Macintyre. I think it was because we just got snippets of so many spies, it wasn't as engaging. "

" If you have ever had any interest in spies and WWII then you should read this book. Awesome. "

" I'm growing to love Ben Macintyre's books! Think non-fiction James Bond set during WWII. Not quite as good as Agent Zig-zag, but intriguing nonetheless. "

" I 'read' this via an audio book. I thought the story was well written and had me coming back for more. The reader used voice inflections o you could tell when someone was being quoted which helped a lot. "

" Riveting account of double cross spies in WWII. Struck right balance of story telling with history. "

" Great true-life spy drama. Sometimes too many facts that slow down the story, but a great read. "

" Macintyre was too wordy throughout much of the book. When he was telling the story, he did a fine job. The book could be excellent in a modified and better edited form. "

" Excellent true to life spy novel. I read all three of his WWII double cross books. Amazing the amount of energy that went into these schemes, and remarkable how effective they were. "

" Great book...could not put it down!! "

" a nice story that tells a different point of view on the preparation for the Normandy invasion. the cast of colorful characters made for interesting reading even when details in their tradecraft were a bit murky. I'd suggest this book for WWII buffs. "

" Entertaining and eye-opening account of an unseen aspect of WWII,neatly told. "