Between Silk and Cyanide
by Marks, Leo
Between Silk and Cyanide is a book by former SOE cryptographer Leo Marks, describing his work during the Second World War. The title is derived from an incident related in the book, when he is asked why spies in occupied Europe should have their cryptographic material written on silk (which was in very short supply). Marks said that he replied that it was "between silk and cyanide," meaning that it was a choice between a spy surviving, and having to take a suicide pill.
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Between silk and cyanide : The Story of SOE's Code War
by Leo Marks
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- 1998
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*Between Silk and Cyanide : The Story of SOE's Code War London: Harper Collins, 1998. second printing London. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. I read this I thought it was actually fascinating, but then I have found World War II fascinating-English edition printed in London 3rd English Published by Harper Collins 1998. 614 pages.set in Sabon… Read more about this item Item Price
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Between silk and cyanide : the story of S.O.E.'s code war / Leo Marks
by Marks, Leo
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London : Harper Collins, 1998. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 613 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. Subjects; Marks, Leo. Great Britain. Special Operations Executive Biography. World… Read more about this item Item Price
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Between Silk and Cyanide: a Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
by Marks, Leo
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Between Silk and Cyanide : The Story of SOE's Code War
by Marks, Leo
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HarperCollins, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 613pp, not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated, very slight rubbing to edges of wrapper but no tears, very slight browning to page edges, overall a very good condition copy. Heavy book, please enquire for postage outside the UK. Item Price
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Between Silk and Cyanide : A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
by Leo Marks
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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War 1941-1945
by MARKS, Leo
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(New York): Free Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. 614pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Spine ends bumped, else fine in fine dustwrapper. Item Price
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Between Silk and Cyanide: a Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
by Marks, Leo
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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
by Marks, Leo
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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Code Maker's War, 1941-45 (Espionage)
by Marks, Leo
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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War 1941-1945
by MARKS, Leo
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- 1999
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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War 1941-1945
by Marks, Leo
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HarperCollins, 2000-04-03. Paperback. Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Item Price
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Between Silk and Cyanide: a Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
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New York: The Free Press, 1999. Very Good Hardcover in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good.
Carefully handled, Text clean, Bindings firm. Previous owner's name under dust jacket flap. Dust Jacket with price is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve. 8vo; 612 pages with index.. ...[a] spellbinding real-life thriller.... Marks is a natural… Read more about this item Item Price
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Between Silk and Cyanide
by Marks, Leo
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- 1998
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New York: New York: Free Press, 1998, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 614 pp. Vg in a torn Dw. Account of British Code-breaking by a participant. Leo Marks is the son of the founder of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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BETWEEN SILK AND CYANIDE: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945.
by Marks, Leo
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New York:: The Free Press (Simon and Schuster), (1998). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First US printing. A memoir by the son of the bookseller at 84 Charing Cross Road. In 1942, at 22 years old, Leo Marks left his father's famous London bookshop and went off to fight the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
by Marks, Leo
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Free Press, 1999-06-09. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. [From the library of Benjamin B. King.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. Related ephemera taped to front end pages. <br> "Benjamin B. King was an intelligence officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. After World War 2 broke… Read more about this item Item Price
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Between Silk and Cyanide : A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
by Marks, Leo
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Between Silk and Cyanide : A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
by Leo Marks
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Free Press, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Between Silk and Cyanide : a Codemaker's War 1941-1945
by MARKS, Leo
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- 1998
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New York: Free Press. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1998. First US Edition. Hardcover. Bumped spine ends and corners, tiny smudge on front free endpaper; no remainder mark. Price clipped dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn. A nice copy.; <B>The author's memories of working in the SOE are interspersed with anecdotes (many humorous) of his… Read more about this item Item Price
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Between Silk and Cyanide : A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
by Marks, Leo
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- 2000
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- 9780007100392
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