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The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes
The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes
Author: Mark Urban
Spanning the battle of Corunna in 1809 to the 1815 victory at Waterloo, this is the dramatic true-life tale of an unsung hero in Wellington's army. Common-born George Scovell -- an engraver's apprentice -- joins the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars and becomes a commissioned officer. As Bonaparte's juggernaut marches across Europe, Sco...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060934552
ISBN-10: 0060934557
Publication Date: 3/1/2003
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Very interesting and apparently well researched book. Unfortunately less than half the book was actually about Scovell. Too many pages were spent detailing the startegies of the battles Scovell was in, and told stories of the generals and others but not the man whom the book is supposedly about. These pages and effort should have been directed at detailing the steps taken to break the various codes as well as more in depth analysis of the man himself.


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