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Seizing the enigma : the race to break the German U-boat codes, 1939-1943 / David Kahn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kahn, David, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Military intelligence.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (403 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- South Yorkshire, England : Frontline Books, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For almost four desperate years, from 1939 to mid-1943, the British and American navies fought a savage, losing battle against German submarine wolfpacks. The Allies might never have turned the tide without an intelligence coup. The race to break the German U-boat codes is one of the greatest untold stories of World War II. Kahn expertly brings this tale to life in this newly-updated edition of his classic book.Soon after war broke out, Hitler's U-boats began to sever Allied lifelines. In the gray wasteland of the North Atlantic, submarines prowled; at night, the sky lit up with the flames of
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Preface to the 2012 edition; 1. A Staff School Memory ; 2. The Wreck of the Magdeburg; 3. The Man, the Machine, the Choice; 4. The Codebreaker and the Spy; 5. Racing German Changes; 6. Failure at Broadway Buildings; 7. Phantoms ; 8. The Rotors; 9. Royal Flags Wave Kings Above; 10. In the Locked Drawer of the Krebs; 11. Kisses; 12. A Trawler Surprised; 13. The Staff School Memory; 14. "All This Rubbish?" ; 15. The Great Man Himself; 16. When Sailors Look for Leaks; 17. Blackout '42; 18. The George Cross; 19. Enter the Americans
- 20. SC 12721. The Cavity Magnetron Clue; 22. The U-Tankers; 23. The Reckoning; Appendix: Enciphering with Naval Enigma; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 27, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9781591148074
- 1591148073
- 9781783378586
- 1783378581
- 9781783376971
- 178337697X
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