WWII codebreakers and spies
Smith, Michael, 1952 May 1-2019
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This title tells the astonishing story of how Britain's intelligence operatives, experts, and special operations teams contributed to the Allies' victory in the Second World War. The work of the Bletchley Park codebreakers in breaking the German Enigma cipher is estimated to have cut the length of the war by around two years, saving countless lives, while the Double Cross system, in which German secret agents were 'turned' by the British to feed their Nazi agent-runners with false information, ensured the success of the D-Day landings. This book not only reveals new details about these remarkable operations but also tells the compelling story of how MI6 turned the disaster of lost networks across Europe into triumph.
Main title:
WWII codebreakers and spies / Michael Smith.
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Edition:
[New] edition.
Imprint:
London : Andre Deutsch, 2019.London : Andre Deutsch, 2019.
Collation:
160 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: published as Britain's secret war. 2011.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780233006024 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.548641
Language:
English
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BRN:
2202467