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The Man Who Broke Napoleons Codes: The Story of George Scovell

The Man Who Broke Napoleons Codes: The Story of George Scovell

Mark Urban

This work gives a compelling account of the officer who waged the intelligence battle against Napoleon's army, a forerunner to the great code-breakers of the 20th century. George Scovell used Spanish guerillas to capture coded French messages, and then set to work decrypting them.
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This work gives a compelling account of the officer who waged the intelligence battle against Napoleon's army, a forerunner to the great code-breakers of the 20th century. The French army, during the Peninsular War, used a code of unrivalled complexity - the "Great Paris Cipher". Major George Scovell used a network of Spanish guerillas to capture coded French messages, and then set to work decrypting them.

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Title - The Man Who Broke Napoleons Codes: The Story of George Scovell

Edition -

Author - Mark Urban

ISBN 13 - 9780571205387

Imprint - Faber & Faber

Publisher - Faber & Faber

Date Published - 08/07/2002

Prize -

No. of pages - 352

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 129 x 198 x mm

Weight - g

Languages - English