An incredible true life spy story...Every word ramps up the tension as you're drawn deeper into the danger

If any spy writer were to put it in a novel, it would not be believed. But, blow by blow, trick by trick, it is all in Macintyre's book

He writes like a novelist. One of the last chapters is as tense as any thriller. No wonder le Carré liked it

The best true spy story I have ever read

[A] captivating espionage tale. In a feat of real authorial dexterity, Macintyre accurately portrays the long-game banality of spycraft-the lead time and persistence in planning-with such clarity and propulsive verve that the book often feels like a thriller. Macintyre has produced a timely and insightful page-turner.

Meticulously researched, splendidly told, immensely entertaining and often very moving

Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II

Thrilling. Ben Macintyre is the ideal narrator

Thorough and highly entertaining. It would be nigh on impossible to praise it too highly

This compelling testimonial details the deprivations German citizens faced during the war and reveals a dark part of Danish history. The perspective is enlightening and the accounts of sexual abuse are timely to the continuing Me Too discourse. This memoir deserves a wide audience.

Through O’Donnell’s meticulous reporting and sensitive, compelling storytelling [Inge’s War] becomes the gripping story of anyone navigating life in a war zone… a riveting and important story, one that focuses so tightly on Inge and her family in its level of detail — physical, temporal and emotional — that it becomes universal. The reader can see these places, feel what these people felt, understand their trauma and pain. Living in wartime becomes palpably real

With Inge’s War, O’Donnell has created a story that reads like a novel filled with fascinating history and excellent detective work

A stunning read that offers a rare insight into what it was like to be an ordinary German citizen during the war

Inge's War is not just the story of a life - it's about the relationship between a woman and her grandmother ... Family secrets are revealed and a story emerges about first love betrayed, chaos and flight, and sexual violence, shame and despair. ... It is a moving story, sensitively told.

Fabulous

Outstanding

A fascinating book