My Father, The Man Who Never Was: Ronnie Reed: the Life and Times of an MI5 Officer

Nicholas Reed,Lilburne Press

ISBN 10: 1901167216 / ISBN 13: 9781901167214

Published by Lilburne Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Father, The Man Who Never Was: Ronnie Reed: the Life and Times of an MI5 Officer
• Publisher: Lilburne Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1901167216
• ISBN 13: 9781901167214
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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 learnt his story in detail. Here Nicholas reproduces the interview and fills in the background of The Man Who Never Was.