Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939–1943
About this audiobook
For almost four desperate years between 1939 and 1943, British and American navies fought a savage, losing battle against German submarine wolf packs. The Allies might never have turned the tide of that historic battle without an intelligence coup. The race to break the German U-boat codes is one of the last great untold stories of World War II.
David Kahn, the world’s leading historian of cryptology, brings to life this tense, behind-the-scenes drama for the first time. Seizing the Enigma provides the definitive account of how British and American code breakers fought a war of wits against Nazi naval communications and helped lead the Allies to victory in the crucial Battle of the Atlantic.
About the author
David Kahn, who holds a PhD in history from Oxford, is the author of The Codebreakers, Hitler’s Spies, and Seizing the Enigma. He has written articles on codes and intelligence for many magazines, ranging from Playboy to the New York Times Magazine and Historical Journal. He lives in Great Neck, New York.
Bernard Mayes is a teacher, administrator, corporate executive, broadcaster, actor, dramatist, and former international commentator on US culture. He is best known for his readings of historical classics.
