One Day in August - Ian Fleming, Enigma, and the Deadly Raid on Dieppe
Author: O'Keefe, David
ISBN: 9781785788994
RM89.95
Publisher,Icon Books
Publication Date,
Format, Paperback
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No. of Pages, 476
“A fast-paced and convincing book ... that clears up decades of misinformation about the ignoble raid.” Toronto Star
“A fine book ... well-written and well-researched.” Washington Times
Historian David O'Keefe uses hitherto classified intelligence archives to prove that this catastrophic and apparently futile raid was in fact a mission, set up by Ian Fleming of British Naval Intelligence as part of a 'pinch' policy designed to capture material relating to the four-rotor Enigma Machine that would permit codebreakers like Alan Turing at Bletchley Park to turn the tide of the Second World War.
About the Author
Professor David O’Keefe, a former officer in the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment of Canada) is an award-winning historian, author, film-maker and leading authority on Canadian military historical research. He currently teaches history at Marianopolis College in Quebec and lives outside Montreal.
- Dimensions : 5 x 1.25 x 7.5 inches
