The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes: The Story of George Scovell
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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.
Author: Mark L. Urban
Format: Hardback, 354 pages, 160mm x 242mm, 628 g
Published: 2001, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: Historical, Political & Military
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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.
The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes: The Story of George Scovell