The Hut Six Story: The Story of Breaking the Enigma CodesA British mathematician who joined England's code breakers at the outbreak of World War II, throws new light on the breaking of Germany's Enigma Code and on other clandestine activities of the war |
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| Title | The Hut Six Story: The Story of Breaking the Enigma Codes |
| Author | Gordon Welchman |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 11, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0070691800, 9780070691803 |
| Length | 326 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies |
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