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SEIZING THE ENIGMA: RACE TO BREAK THE GERMAN U-BOAT CODES, 1939-43 | 
 enlarge | Author: David Kahn
Publisher: ARROW
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2712227
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Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0099784114
EAN: 9780099784111
ASIN: 0099784114
Publication Date: 1996
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The ENIGMA Solution in Proper Historical Context August 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In contrast to some English-language books on this subject, Kahn gives credit squarely where it is due. He emphasizes the fact that the Poles cracked the German Enigma code, and that "Poland did what no other country had done--and what the Germans believed impossible." (p. 67). Kahn recognizes the fact that Polish mathematician Marian Rejewski was the "solver of ENIGMA." (p. 323). He even calls Rejewski one of the "greatest cryptanalysts of all time". (p. 66).
Kahn emphasizes the codes used by the German Navy, but also touches on other aspects of WWII. He notes the Katyn massacre, wherein the Soviets murdered tens of thousands of disarmed Polish officers and intellectuals. He points to the irony of the Germans exploiting this tragedy for propaganda purposes while at the same time having killed many more Poles and Jews.
Kahn believes that the ULTRA was the greatest WWII secret after the atom bomb. However, he rejects the premise that the cracking of the "invincible" German codes by the Allies enabled them to win the war. Instead, he supposes that the Allied victory in the European theater would have been delayed by about a year, and with much greater casualties, had the Allies not broken the German ciphers.
mathematicians, covert operatives, and intrigue August 30, 1998
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
David Kahn's Seizing the Enigma is a detailed effort to tell the story of how the German naval code was broken. Though that intelligence breakthrough of WWII is widely known, little is known of how complicated the effort was. It required the effort of brilliant mathematicians working the theoretical side and the bravado of British naval and intelligence officers who literally risked their lives to obtain the information and equipment needed to crack the code. Kahn gives a very detailed story and it is at times a bit thick and difficult to follow. This is only because the theory behind the enigma was so complex and a complete history of the saga requires at least some examination of the intriguing, yet, sometimes confusing mathematical concepts. In all, a good read. John Kidd
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