A new book by Nicholas Reed ISBN 978-1-901167-21-4
Major Ronnie Reed was Case Officer for Agent Zigzag, and the face behind Operation Mincemeat. He is introduced through a collection of recently released reports and photos from the National Archives, and intimate family snaps. How did this young man, with no money and minimal qualifications, reach such an important position in his twenties?
Why did Agent Zigzag (aka Eddie Chapman) give Ronnie his Iron Cross, awarded to Zigzag by Hitler himself? And how, within ten years, did Ronnie find himself heading the anti-Russian department of MI5, dealing with notorious spies like Philby, Burgess and Maclean?
In an interview filmed in 1994, shortly before Ronnie’s death, his son Nicholas learned his story in detail. Here Nicholas reproduces the interview and fills in the background of The Man Who Never Was.
The book will be published by Lilburne Press on 8th November 2011, price £9.95. Further details from www.lilburnepress.co.uk, or phone 01303 257 659.
This 200-page book, with 160 photographs, will be launched at the Folkestone Book Festival with an illustrated talk by Nicholas at 2 pm on Tuesday 8th November 2011. Box Office: 01303 858 500.
DON’T MISS: Also in November, Chapman and Reed are featured in a six-page article in the November issue of Britain at War magazine. Another article about Chapman and Ronnie Reed will appear in the Daily Mail Saturday magazine for Saturday 12th November, following an interview with Nicholas.
Nicholas was also filmed for a TV documentary, to be called “Double Agent – The Eddie Chapman Story”, to be shown on BBC2 at 9 pm on Tuesday 15th November.
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