Synopsis In this behind-the-scenes look at Britain's top-secret Special Operations Executive, one of its major cryptographers tells of the monumental effort to make and break codes and shares stories of heroic operatives who worked behind enemy lines. A New York Times Notable Book of 1999.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2000-09-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 613 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 24.8 oz |
Publisher's Note A World War II cryptographer chronicles his career in the Special Operations Executive, discussing his replacement of outmoded codes with one-time silk-printed codes.
Industry Reviews "[BETWEEN SILK AND CYANIDE] is an enthralling book, one full of an eccentric charm as well as fascinating, previously undisclosed details of the secret war waged in the occupied countries. It is also consistently informed by an understated kind of moral passion, and that makes it not only a fascinating memoir but an inspiring one as well." New York Times - Richard Bernstein (07/21/1999)
"Marks is a natural storyteller who brilliantly links the highly technical issue of codes and ciphers to the fates of individuals." New York Times Book Review - David Stafford
"The six hundred pages of BETWEEN SILK & CYANIDE, with the brief, intense era of secret heroism they document, pass rapidly, bouyantly, enthrallingly away. It is hard to come to their end without regrets." Mesic
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