| Details | | Publication Date: | 2003-09-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 17.6 oz |
Publisher's Note
The theft from Bletchley Park in 2000 of the legendary Enigma machine, the device used by the Allies to decode German messages during World War II, was an altogether novel and frightening twist on recent history. Closely followed by the British media, the theft of the Enigma machine was later revealed to be part of a well-orchestrated hate campaign against Bletchley Park's new director, Christine Large. Hijacking Enigma is her story, a harrowing insider's look at what's it's like to be at the centre of a complex cat-and-mouse game and media frenzy.
Industry Reviews
"�Large has now cleverly succeeded in bringing the story up-to-date�" (Friends of Bletchley Park Newsletter, Summer 2003)
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"�a clandestine tale worthy of LaCarré�" (Manchester Evening News, 16 August 2003)
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"�a book that now reveals all�" (Image, September 2003)
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"�Reading like an action packed thriller, this real life tale tells the story of kidnap�" (Best of British, September 2003)
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"�with spies and detectives, history and extortion, this story is more astounding then any Bond film�" (Good Book Guide, September 2003)
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"�Hijacking Enigma is very readable�" (Sunday Citizen , 24 August 2003)
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"�real life thriller�" (Good Book Guide, October 2003)
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"�a fascinating true-life thriller�" (Sunday Post (Dundee), 14 September 2003)
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"�Large tells her story well with the verve of a novelist and the perception of a historian�" (The Good Book Guide, November 2003)
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"...Thoroughly recommended..." (Spitfire Society, Journal November 2003)
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"...a fascinating story..." (Cryptologia, November 2005)
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