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Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-boat Codes, 1939-1943
Seizing the Enigma The Race to Break the German Uboat Codes 19391943 Author:David Kahn Although most soldiers in modern war never see combat, those who do rely on the various rear-echelon support troops. In this title Kahn documents how one branch (intelligence) shaped the course of World War II. We learn how the Poles provided the French and the British with the ability to break the various German codes. After the start of the wa... more »r, a series of fortuitous events as well as hard work enabled the British (and later, the Americans) to break the German Naval Code, which used the famous "Enigma" cipher machine.« less