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An American computer hacker operating in Southeast Asia attempts to break a World War II cypher to find the location of a missing shipment of gold. The gold was stolen by the Japanese during the war. By the author of The Diamond Age.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stephenson, Neal
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Avon Press, 1999.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography > Fiction.
Data encryption (Computer science) > Fiction.
World War (1939-1945)
Cryptography.
Data encryption (Computer science)
1939 - 1945
Fiction.
Adventure fiction.
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Summary:An American computer hacker operating in Southeast Asia attempts to break a World War II cypher to find the location of a missing shipment of gold. The gold was stolen by the Japanese during the war. By the author of The Diamond Age.
Physical Description:918 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:0380973464
9780380973460