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Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes :The Story of George Scovell
Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes :The Story of George Scovell
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8 July, 2002
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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.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571205387 |
| ISBN10 | 0571205380 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber & Faber |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
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.