War of shadows codebreakers, spies, and the secret struggle to drive the Nazis from the Middle East
All quiet on the Nile -- The wager -- A particularly reliable source -- "The matter becomes of extreme urgency" -- Line in the sand
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Sprache: | eng |
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New York
PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group
2021
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Ausgabe: | First edition |
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Zusammenfassung: | All quiet on the Nile -- The wager -- A particularly reliable source -- "The matter becomes of extreme urgency" -- Line in the sand "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 |
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Beschreibung: | xix, 474 Seiten Karte, Porträt |
ISBN: | 9781610396271 978-1-61039-627-1 |