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"Secrets will out": Review of Battle of Wits: The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II, by Stephen Budiansky. Reviewed by Simon Singh. Nature, 2 November 2000.
The book under review describes the development of cryptography in the 20th century, specifically focusing on its use during World War II. The story of England's famed Bletchley Park, which housed code-breakers who turned the tide of the war, has appeared in many books. This book too recounts that story, but also tells the much less known tale of U.S. code-breakers in Washington, DC, who had a large impact on the war in the Pacific. "The story of cryptography in the Second World War is one of the great scientific tales of the twentieth century," the review states. "Budiansky has succeeded in telling it with enthusiasm and insight, delivering a book with style and substance."
--- Allyn Jackson
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