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

As World War II rages in north Africa, 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. Ye...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gorenberg, Gershom (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
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.

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Summary:	As World War II rages in north Africa, 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.
Physical Description:	xix, 474 pages : map, portrait ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1610396278 9781610396271