War of shadows: codebreakers, spies, and the secret struggle to drive the Nazis from the Middle East
"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 secr...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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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| adam_text | Contents Cast of Characters The Mediterranean Theater (map) xi xx Author’s Note 1 Curtain Rising: Last Train from Cairo 3 ACT I: ALL QUIET ON THE NILE 1. “Report for Duty, in Accordance with the Instructions You Have Received” 17 2. The Seductive Curves of the Dunes 29 3. Next King of the Nile 41 4. The Machine Is the Future 59 5. The Flaw in the Machine Is the Man 81 6. The Oracles 93 ACT II: THE WAGER 1. The Keystone in the Arch 107 2. War of Shadows 123 3. Sandstorm 135 ix
Contents x Half-Shared Secrets 153 The Lady Who Spied on Spies 177 The Oracles Speak Gibberish 189 ACT III: A PARTICULARLY RELIABLE SOURCE 1. The Woman of Daunting Intelligence 217 2. Mare Incognitum 237 3. Spies, Everywhere 253 ACT IV: “THE MATTER BECOMES OF EXTREME URGENCY” 1. Compromised 271 2. Inside Information 291 ACT V: LINE IN THE SAND 1. El Álaméin 309 2. Unknown Soldiers 337 Epilogue 359 Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes Index 311 311 393 455
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Contents Cast of Characters The Mediterranean Theater (map) xi xx Author’s Note 1 Curtain Rising: Last Train from Cairo 3 ACT I: ALL QUIET ON THE NILE 1. “Report for Duty, in Accordance with the Instructions You Have Received” 17 2. The Seductive Curves of the Dunes 29 3. Next King of the Nile 41 4. The Machine Is the Future 59 5. The Flaw in the Machine Is the Man 81 6. The Oracles 93 ACT II: THE WAGER 1. The Keystone in the Arch 107 2. War of Shadows 123 3. Sandstorm 135 ix
Contents x Half-Shared Secrets 153 The Lady Who Spied on Spies 177 The Oracles Speak Gibberish 189 ACT III: A PARTICULARLY RELIABLE SOURCE 1. The Woman of Daunting Intelligence 217 2. Mare Incognitum 237 3. Spies, Everywhere 253 ACT IV: “THE MATTER BECOMES OF EXTREME URGENCY” 1. Compromised 271 2. Inside Information 291 ACT V: LINE IN THE SAND 1. El Álaméin 309 2. Unknown Soldiers 337 Epilogue 359 Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes Index 311 311 393 455 |
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