Australian Code Breakers
by James Phelps
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1460756223
- ISBN 13
- 9781460756225
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HarperCollins Australia, 2020. Softcover. Fine. The extraordinary story of a headmaster turned cryptographer, and our top-secret war with the Kaiser's Reich. On 11 August 1914, just days after war had been declared, Australian Captain J.T. Richardson boarded a German merchant vessel fleeing Melbourne's Port Phillip and audaciously seized a top-secret naval codebook. The fledgling Australian Navy had an opportunity to immediately change the course of the war. But what exactly had they found? Enter the Australian code breakers... Recruited by savvy top brass, maths whizz and German speaker Frederick Wheatley worked night and day to fathom the basic principles of the code and start tracking the German Navy's powerful East Asia Squadron, led by the brilliant Maximilian von Spee. Soon Melbourne was a hub of international Allied intelligence. This is the untold story of how a former Australian headmaster and his mostly female team cracked one of Germany's most complex codes, paving the way for the greatest Allied naval victory of World War I.World War, 1914-1918 -- Cryptography.  |  World War, 1914-1918 -- Military intelligence.  |  World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian.  |  Cryptographers -- Australia.  |  Cryptography -- Australia.  |  Australian[v], 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm 0721 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Fine
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- Bookseller
- Elizabeth's Bookshops (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55682
- Title
- Australian Code Breakers
- Author
- James Phelps
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1460756223
- ISBN 13
- 9781460756225
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Australia
- Date Published
- 2020
- Pages
- [v], 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY (incl ANZAC)
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Fremantle, Western Australia
About Elizabeth's Bookshops
Elizabeth's Bookshops Australia. Bookdealers since 1973.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
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