Ultra Goes to War: The Secret Story (Penguin Classic Military History S.) - Softcover

Lewin, Ronald

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9780141390420: Ultra Goes to War: The Secret Story (Penguin Classic Military History S.)

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ISBN 10: 0141390425 ISBN 13: 9780141390420

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2001

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Ultra was the code name for the war-winning secret that did not emerge for 30 years. This is the classic account of how, during the Second World War, the Allies intercepted German radio transmissions, broke their codes and transmitted the information to the battlefield and crucially to the wastes of the North Atlantic. In preparing this book the author consulted thousands of previously top secret Ultra intercepts.

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Ultra was the code name for the war-winning secret that did not emerge for 30 years. This account details how the Allies intercepted German radio transmissions, broke their codes and transmitted the information to the battlefield and to the North Atlantic.

About the Author:

A prolific military historian, Ronald Lewin won the WH Smith for SLIM: THE STANDARDBEARER. He also wrote: ROMMEL AS A MILTARY COMMANDER, MONTGOMERY AS A MILITARY COMMANDER, CHURCHILL AS WARLORD, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE AFRIKA CORPS and FREEDOM'S BATTLE.

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