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

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.

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

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Author - Mark L. Urban

ISBN 13 - 9780571205134

Imprint - Faber & Faber

Publisher - Faber & Faber

Date Published - 17/09/2001

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Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 160 x 242 x mm

Weight - 628 g

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