X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken

by Dermot Turing

Overview

It’s common knowledge that the Enigma cipher was broken at Bletchley Park, but less is known of the background: an exhilarating spy story of secret documents smuggled across borders, hair-raising escapes, Gestapo interrogations and betrayals.

At the heart of it is the decisive role of Polish mathematicians and French spymasters who helped Britain’s codebreakers change the course of the Second World War. X, Y & Z is the real story of how Enigma was broken.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750993937
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Edition description:	Second Edition,New edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dermot Turing is the author of the acclaimed biography 'Prof', about the life of his uncle, Alan Turing. He spent his career in the legal profession after graduating from Cambridge and Oxford, and is a trustee of Bletchley Park. He has extensive knowledge of World War II code-breaking and is a regular presenter at major cryptology events. He lives in St Albans.

Table of Contents

List of Maps 6

Foreword 7

Dramatis Personae 9

Timeline 12

Introduction 19

1 Nulle Part 25

2 Enter the King 39

3 Mighty Pens 59

4 The Scarlet Pimpernels 79

5 How They Brought the Good Mews from Ghent to Aix 109

6 Monstrous Pile 127

7 The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side 143

8 Into Three Parts 165

9 A Mystery Inside an Enigma 189

10 Hide and Seek 225

11 The Last Play 249

Epilogue 273

Appendix 285

Notes 293

Abbreviations 306

Select Bibliography 308

Index 310

Editorial Reviews

"A remarkable tale of intellect, bravery and camaraderie that reads like a nail-biting spy novel.”—Nature.com

"A great book filling out our picture of Second World War code-breaking. His prose crackles with energy and an appealing sense of humor, enhanced by dozens of photographs, many of which will be new even to devoted students of his subject." —Michigan War Studies Review

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