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Capturing Enigma : How HMS Petard Seized the German Naval Codes
Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780750930505
- ISBN-10: 0750930500
- Publisher: History Press
- Publish Date: July 2002
- Dimensions: 7.02 x 4.42 x 0.65 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.38 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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