Bibliograph

War of shadows, codebreakers, spies, and the secret struggle to drive the Nazis from the Middle East, Gershom Gorenberg

Type

Label

War of shadows, codebreakers, spies, and the secret struggle to drive the Nazis from the Middle East, Gershom Gorenberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-392) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

War of shadows

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1153640469

Responsibility statement

Gershom Gorenberg

Sub title

codebreakers, spies, and the secret struggle to drive the Nazis from the Middle East

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

All quiet on the Nile -- The wager -- A particularly reliable source -- "The matter becomes of extreme urgency" -- Line in the sand

Target audience

adult

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