Ben Macintyre (born 1963) is a British author, historian, reviewer and columnist writing for The Times newspaper. His columns range from current affairs to historical controversies. Read full biography of Ben Macintyre →
'The Man Who Never Was,' by Ewen Montagu, remains the best book about wartime espionage written by an active participant - incomplete, and... →
The broad outlines of the Double Cross deception have been known since 1972, when Sir John Masterman, the former chairman of the double agent... →
'What if?' history is a tricky game, but there is no doubt that the senior planners of D-Day - including Eisenhower and the British general... →
I love telling stories, and am almost entirely unable to keep a secret.
I think I would have been a hopeless spy. I love telling stories and am almost entirely unable to keep a secret.