Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes
Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes
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Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes by Mark Urban
This work gives a compelling account of the officer who waged the intelligence battle against Napoleon's army, a forerunner to the great code-breakers of the 20th century. The French army, during the Peninsular War, used a code of unrivalled complexity - the "Great Paris Cipher". Major George Scovell used a network of Spanish guerillas to capture coded French messages, and then set to work decrypting them.
Mark Urban is Diplomatic and Defence Editor for Newsnight. He is the author of, among others, Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA, Rifles and Fusiliers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571205387 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571205380 |
| Title | Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes |
| Author | Mark Urban |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2002-07-08 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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