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Seizing the Enigma - The Race to Break the German U-boat Codes, 1939-1943 (Paperback, Main) Loot Price: R620
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Seizing the Enigma - The Race to Break the German U-boat Codes, 1939-1943 (Paperback, Main): David Kahn

Seizing the Enigma - The Race to Break the German U-boat Codes, 1939-1943 (Paperback, Main)

David Kahn

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Seizing the Enigma tells the story of one of the great dramas of World War II. A multinational corps of cryptologists struggled to break the German U-boat codes that were helping Nazi submarine wolfpacks tear at the lifeline between America and Britain. But these codebreakers realised that German messages could not be read without obtaining the encryption keys from the ships that held them. Several daring captures at sea of critical documents and encryption machines by the Royal Navy finally led to mastering the U-boat codes. Kahn begins his narrative with the creation of the Enigma machine in 1918 and its refinement during the two decades leading up to World War II. He introduces key figures on both sides of the battle including: Arthur Scherbius, who gave the Germans a boost in the race between codemaker and codebreaker and Polish mathematician Marian Rejewski, who reconstructed the Enigma keys. Since its original publication in 1961, Seizing the Enigma has remained a vital source of information about Enigma and the art of codebreaking.

'Fascinating.' "Daily Telegraph"

General

Imprint: Faber and Faber
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2010
Authors: David Kahn
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 416
Edition: Main
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-27274-7
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > Military intelligence
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN: 0-571-27274-6
Barcode: 9780571272747

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