Unravelling Enigma |
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| Author:
| Freedman, Maurice |
| Series title: | Military History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85052-810-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2001 |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $37.99 |
Book Description:
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Operating under the cover of a Code and Cypher "School," Bletchley Park was in fact the center for British code-breaking in World War II. Despite a rather thin cover, the Germans never guessed what was going on at Bletchley Park. These operations remained top-secret for over thirty years, concealing the true reasons for many key Allied decisions. This account covers code-breaking operations and techniques, the role of mathematical genius Alan Turing, and the development of early...
More DescriptionOperating under the cover of a Code and Cypher "School," Bletchley Park was in fact the center for British code-breaking in World War II. Despite a rather thin cover, the Germans never guessed what was going on at Bletchley Park. These operations remained top-secret for over thirty years, concealing the true reasons for many key Allied decisions. This account covers code-breaking operations and techniques, the role of mathematical genius Alan Turing, and the development of early computers as a by-product of cryptography.