| Capturing Enigma: How HMS Petard Seized the German Naval Codes Revised Edition Contributor(s): Harper, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750930500 ISBN-13: 9780750930505 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Naval |
| Dewey: 940.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 4.42" W x 7.02" (0.38 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The incredible story of how "HMS Petard "and her gallant crew seized priceless German Enigma codebook from a sinking U-boat is one of the greatest stories of World War II. An attack by a British destroyer on a German U-boat in the Eastern Mediterranean in October 1942 altered the course of the entire war. The capture of secret coding material from U-559, at the cost of two of "HMS Petard"'s crew, enabled Bletchley Park's codebreakers to successfully crack the U-boat cypher. |