Dilly: The Man Who Broke Enigma - Hardcover

Mavis Batey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1906447012 ISBN 13: 9781906447014

Publisher: Dialogue, 2009

Synopsis

Alfred Dillwyn Knox was Britain?s leading wartime codebreaker, a famously eccentric and temperamental genius who cracked German ciphers in both wars. During the Second World War Knox became Britain?s chief cryptographer, working in a cottage at the world-famous Bletchley Park. His work would eventually provide the solution to German secret service Enigma cipher, ensuring the success of the 1944 D-Day landings. A compelling portait of a great British eccentric and a fascinating and detailed behind-the-scenes look into codebreaking and the hidden side of war.

About this title

About the Author:

MAVIS BATEY was one of Dilly’s girls’ at Bletchley Park. A top codebreaker in her own right, few knew him better. Batey, author of numerous books, advised Kate Winslett, star of the film Enigma, on what it was like to be one of the few female codebreakers at Bletchley.

Review:

'Very impressive: historically significant and worthwhile reading for both historians and anyone interested in problem-solving, code-breaking and certainly the Second World War.' History Today

About this edition

• Publisher: Dialogue
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1906447012
• ISBN 13: 9781906447014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256