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The secret war : spies, ciphers, and guerrillas, 1939-1945
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The secret war : spies, ciphers, and guerrillas, 1939-1945

By Hastings, Max, author.

Published [2016] by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, NY

ISBN 9780062259271

Bib Id 1975181

Edition First U.S. edition.

Description xxvi, 610 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Leader
01949nam a2200445Ii 4500
LCCN
bl2016-012661
ISBN
9780062259271 hardcover $35.00
006225927X
Call #
940.5485 H
Author
Hastings, Max, author.
Title
The secret war : spies, ciphers, and guerrillas, 1939-1945
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information
[2016] by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, NY :
Description
xxvi, 610 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-585) and index.
Summary
An examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II--intelligence--shows how espionage successes and failures by the United States, Britain, Russia, Gemany, and Japan influenced the course of the war and its final outcome.
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945--Electronic intelligence.
Intelligence service--History--20th century.
Espionage--History--20th century.
Bletchley Park (Milton Keynes, England)--History.

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