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I found this book to be more about cold war politics and the callous disregard of the poles killed by the Russians than cracking the enigma machine. What is one supposed to do with such horrific information?
Much of the infamous Nazi Enigma code has been cracked. But Shark, the impenetrable operational cipher used by Nazi U-boats, has masked the Germans' movements, allowing them to destroy a record number of Allied vessels. Feeling that the blood of Allied sailors is on their hands, a top-secret team of British cryptographers works feverishly around the clock to break Shark. And when brilliant mathematician Tom Jericho succeeds, it is the stuff of legend. Until the unthinkable happens: the Germans have somehow learned that Shark has been cracked. And they've changed the code. As an Allied convoy crosses the U-boat infested North Atlantic as Jericho's ex-lover Claire disappears amid accusations that she is a Nazi collaborator as Jericho strains his last resources to break Shark again, he cannot escape the ultimate truth: There is a traitor among them. Readers will find themselves perfectly placed to experience one of Britain's finest hours."
One of those rare times where I would admit that the movie is on par with the book.
Much of the infamous Nazi Enigma code has been cracked. But Shark, the impenetrable operational cipher used by Nazi U-boats, has masked the Germans' movements, allowing them to destroy a record number of Allied vessels. Feeling that the blood of Allied sailors is on their hands, a top-secret team of British cryptographers works feverishly around the clock to break Shark. And when brilliant mathematician Tom Jericho succeeds, it is the stuff of legend. Until the unthinkable happens: the Germans have somehow learned that Shark has been cracked. And they've changed the code. As an Allied convoy crosses the U-boat infested North Atlantic as Jericho's ex-lover Claire disappears amid accusations that she is a Nazi collaborator as Jericho strains his last resources to break Shark again, he cannot escape the ultimate truth: There is a traitor among them. Readers will find themselves perfectly placed to experience one of Britain's finest hours."
One of those rare times where I would admit that the movie is on par with the book.
