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X, Y & Z : the real story of how Enigma was broken / Dermot Turing

by Dermot Turing

This historical account details the co-operation between French, British and Polish intelligence services to decipher the Enigma machine. It follows the code-breakers through the Second World War and their subsequent work monitoring the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Accession 14052 ISBN 9780750987820 Publisher History Press
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