War of Shadows
Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East
New York : PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xix, 474 pages : map ; 25 cm
"As World War II rages in North afr5ica, General Irwin Rommel marches his troops swiftly through Egypt, aiming to overrun he entire Middle East. An uncanny sense of his enemies' weaknesses and positions informs each move. The Nazis, somehow, have a source for the Allies' greatest secrets. Yet Rommel is not the only one with stolen knowledge. allies cryptographers are breaking the extraordinarily complex Nazi code Enigma. On the brink of disaster, a fevered, high-stakes search for the Nazis' source begins."--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Middle East.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.
Espionage -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Electronic intelligence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Middle East.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.
Espionage -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Electronic intelligence.
ISBN:
1610396278
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Gor | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-392) and index.