Octavo (approx. 6 1/4" wide by 9 1/2" tall, black spine over black boards, 614 pages. Includes black and white illustrations, index. Remainder mark on bottom edge of book block. Marks was "recognized as a cryptographer of genius. he became head of communications at the Special Operations Executive (SOE), where he revolutionized the codemaking techniques of the Allies, and trained some of the most famed agents dropped into occupied Europe." Cryptography, Spies, World War II. 061507C.

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Title

BETWEEN SILK AND CYANIDE. A Codemaker's War 1941-1945

Publisher

The Free Press (1998), New York

Publication Date

1998

Language

English

ISBN 10

0684864223

ISBN 13

9780684864228

Binding

hardcover

Edition

first edition, first printing.

Condition

near fine

Dust Jacket Condition

fine

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Cryptography

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A brilliant World War II cryptographer chronicles his career in the Special Operations Executive, discussing his replacement of outmoded codes with one-time silk-printed codes and showing how he broke de Gaulle's secret code, helped organize secret D-Day armies, and much more. 25,000 first printing.

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Leo Marks is renowned both as a cryptographer and as a screenwriter. His most famous work, Peeping Tom, a terrifying psychological thriller, is a cult classic of 1960s cinema, rereleased in 1999 under the auspices of Martin Scorsese. His father, Benjamin Marks, was the founder and owner of the legendary London bookshop 84 Charing Cross Road.

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