Book description
Alfred Dillwyn Knox was Britain's leading wartime codebreaker, a
famously eccentric and temperamental genius who cracked German ciphers
in both wars. During the Second World War Knox became Britain's chief
cryptographer, working in a cottage at the world-famous Bletchley
Park. His work would eventually provide the solution to German secret
service Enigma cipher, ensuring the success of the 1944 D-Day
landings. A compelling portait of a great British eccentric and a
fascinating and detailed behind-the-scenes look into codebreaking and
the hidden side of war.
MAVIS BATEY a Bletchley Park codebreaker from 1940 to 1945, was
a key figure in the codebreaking intelligence which led to the British
victory at the Battle of Cape Matapan. The author of numerous books,
Mavis advised Kate Winslet during the making of the film Enigma.
