The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes - The Story Of George Scovell
by Urbsn, Mark
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0571205380
- ISBN 13
- 9780571205387
- Seller
-
Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 2001 0571205380. First edition. Complete numberline. Soft cover. VG. No inscriptions or annotations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In 1812, two mighty armies manoeuvred across the Spanish plains. They were finely balanced, under skilful leaders. Each struggled to gain an advantage. Wellington knew that if he defeated the French, he could turn the tide of the war. Good intelligence was paramount, but the French were using a code of unrivalled complexity - the 'Great Paris Cipher'. It was an unprecedented challenge, and Wellington looked to one man to break the code: Major George Scovell. Using a network of Spanish guerrillas, Scovell amassed a stack of coded French messages, and set to work decrypting them.As a man of low birth, Scovell - even with his genius for languages, and bravery on a dozen battlefields - struggled for advancement amongst Wellington's inner circle of wealthier, better connected officers. Mark Urban draws on a wealth of original sources, including many cyphers and code-tables, to restore Scovell to his rightful place in history as the man who was the brains behind the intelligence battle against Napoleon's army and a forerunner of the great code-breakers of the 20th Century. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2255
- Title
- The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes - The Story Of George Scovell
- Author
- Urbsn, Mark
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0571205380
- ISBN 13
- 9780571205387
- Publisher
- London: Faber and Faber, 2001 0571205380
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Napoleon George Scovell Codes Cyphers Battles Waterloo Codebreaker Wellington Peninsular War Spain Portugal QSE
Terms of Sale
David Edward Hellawell
I will refund the cost if the book is returned within 7 days with details of where the description was faulty.
About the Seller
David Edward Hellawell
Biblio member since 2007
Bromsgrove, West Midlands
About David Edward Hellawell
Professor Emeritus now selling off the stock of a lifetime.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...