Enigma: Codebreaking & the Second World War: The True Story Through Contemporary Documents - Softcover

Oliver Hoare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0756792355 ISBN 13: 9780756792350

Publisher: Diane Pub Co, 2001

Synopsis

Allied codebreaking during WW2 is a story of extraordinary complexity, significance & success. At Bletchley Park (the home of 'Station X'), codebreakers raced to decipher German military signals, in particular the 'unbreakable' naval Enigma codes. The special intelligence that they provided had a major influence on the outcome of hostilities, most notably contrib. to successes in the Battle for the Atlantic. Despite Churchill's orders at the end of the war that all evidence relating to codebreaking be destroyed, many papers, including internal histories, summaries, & copies of decrypts, did survive. Key documents from this unique archive -- many never before published -- are reproduced here, providing a fascinating intro. to Britain's cryptographic secrets of WW2.

Edition details

• Publisher: Diane Pub Co
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0756792355
• ISBN 13: 9780756792350
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 16
• Editor: Oliver Hoare