Enigma: How the Poles Broke the Nazi Code (Polish Histories)

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Summary: Interestingly written book about Polish contribution to winn
Review: Poles were instrumental in breaking the German Enigma code. I am glad that this part of not really known history is being popularized in English language. I have to admit I am not a person who likes reading a military history. But this book is so interestingly written - with the whole background of the impending war and also with some sense of humor whenever possible. It tells the story of how Polish mathematicians got involved (much earlier than the mathematicians of other countries, also Great Britain) into the work on breaking the code and how they build the machines which were helping to solve the codes. When the war n Poland became imminent they simply gave these machines to their French and German allies. Their difficult stories how they continued working on decoding German secret messages and how some of them survived while others died during the war. The book contains also a separate chapter about English code breakers and how they helped to win the war. Even their personalities are described. Interesting read!