X, Y and Z

The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken

Dermot Turing, Arkady Rzegocki

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HISTORY PRESS
28 August 2021

Coding theory & cryptology; History; Second World War

The untold story of the events which drove to the Enigma code-breaking, and the men who made it possible.

Everyone 'knows' that the Enigma was broken at Bletchley Park, but what led up to that, and what became of the Polish mathematicians who laid the basis for the code-breaking, is shrouded in myth and mystery. X, Y & Z is the story of how secret French, Polish and British intelligence services came together to unravel the Enigma machine during the Second World War. It is also the story of how the code-breakers from Poland continued their work in Vichy France and, while being chased across all Europe, protected the greatest secret of the war, at the cost of their lives.

AUTHOR: Dermot Turing is the nephew of Alan Turing, and an expert in Second World War code-breaking, as well as a member of the Bletchley Park's Historical Advisory Group and of the Organising committee of HistoCript. He is also the author of the acclaimed Prof: Alan Turing Decoded (2015). He lives in St Albans.

30 b/w illustrations

By: Dermot Turing
Foreword by: Arkady Rzegocki
Imprint: HISTORY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780750993937
ISBN 10: 0750993936
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 August 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Dermot Turing is the author of the acclaimed biography 'Prof', about the life of his uncle, Alan Turing. He spent his career in the legal profession after graduating from Cambridge and Oxford, and is a trustee of Bletchley Park. He has extensive knowledge of World War II code-breaking and is a regular presenter at major cryptology events. He lives in St Albans.

Reviews for X, Y and Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken

A great book filling out our picture of Second World War code-breaking. His prose crackles with energy and an appealing sense of humor, enhanced by dozens of photographs, many of which will be new even to devoted students of his subject. --Michigan War Studies Review A remarkable tale of intellect, bravery and camaraderie that reads like a nail-biting spy novel. --Nature.com