The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes

Mark Urban

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ISBN 10: 006018891X ISBN 13: 9780060188917

Published by HarperCollins, 2002

Language: English

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Title

The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes

Publisher

HarperCollins

Publication Date

2002

Language

English

ISBN 10

006018891X

ISBN 13

9780060188917

Binding

Hardcover

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1st Edition

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Fine

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Fine

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The true story of George Scovell follows the engraver's apprentice who possessed extraordinary linguisitic genius as he is assigned to Wellington's headquarters where he easily cracked codes used in French dispatches, but when the enemy changed their tactics from simple ciphers to almost unbreakable encoded messages, he was forced to race against time to save the British army from Napeoleon's deadly machinations.

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As a journalist and former army officer, Mark Urban has the perspective of an eyewitness to the most crucial political events and military campaigns of our time. He lives in London and is a prominent BBC Newsnight correspondent.

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