Enigma : The Battle for the Code

Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh

ISBN 10: 0471490350 / ISBN 13: 9780471490357

Published by Wiley & Sons Australia, Limited, John, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Enigma : The Battle for the Code
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons Australia, Limited, John
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471490350
• ISBN 13: 9780471490357
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1 Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.232 pounds

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Synopsis

ACCLAIM FOR ENIGMA

“CRACKING STUFF…VIVID AND HITHERTO UNKNOWN DETAILS.” –Sunday Times (London)

“IN A CROWD OF BOOKS DEALING WITH THE ALLIED BREAKING OF THE WORLD WAR II CIPHER MACHINE ENIGMA, HUGH SEBAG-MONTEFIORE HAS SCORED A SCOOP.” –Washington Post

Winston Churchill called the cracking of the German Enigma Code “the secret weapon that won the war.” Now, for the first time, noted British journalist Hugh-Sebag-Montefiore reveals the complete story of the breaking of the code by the Allies—the breaking that played a crucial role in the outcome of World War II.

This fascinating account relates the never-before-told, hair-raising stories of the heroic British and American sailors, spies, and secret agents who faced death in order to capture vital codebooks from sinking ships and snatch them from under the noses of Nazi officials. Sebag-Montefiore also relates new details about the genesis of the code, little-known facts about how the Poles first cracked the Luftwaffe’s version of the code (and then passed it along to the British), and the feverish activities at Bletchley Park, Based in part on documents recently unearthed from American and British archives—including previously confidential government files—and in part on unforgettable, firsthand accounts of surviving witnesses, Enigma unearths the stunning truth about the brilliant piece of decryption that changed history.

About the Author

HUGH SEBAG-MONTEFIORE is an attorney and journalist who has written for numerous British newspapers, including the "Sunday times," the "Sunday Telegraph, " and the "Observer." His family owned Bletchley Park before it was sold to the British government in the late 1930s. He lives in London.