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Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

Autore di Il codice Enigma

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Hugh Sebag-Montefiore is an attorney and journalist who has written for numerous British newspapers, including the Sunday Times, the Sunday Telegraph, and the Observer
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(eng) Don't combine with Rt. Rev. Hugh William Montefiore (1920-2005) born Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, Anglican bishop and theologian.

Fonte dell'immagine: Nicholas Hugh Sebag-Montefiore talked to David Freeman when his book 'Enigma' was first published - ‎2008-01-22

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MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 2008 (2008) — Author "The Mechelen Affair" — 8 copie

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Nome canonico
Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh
Nome legale
Sebag-Montefiore, Nicholas Hugh
Data di nascita
1955-03-05
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
Engeland
Istruzione
Magdalene College, Cambridge University
Harrow School
Attività lavorative
barrister
journalist
historian
Relazioni
Sebag Montefiore, Simon (Broer)
Montefiore, Moses Haim (Voorouders)
Montefiore, Judith (Voorouders)
Montefiore, Santa (Schoonzuster)
Organizzazioni
Auteur
Advocaat
Journalist
Breve biografia
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore was born to a famous Anglo-Jewish family. He trained as a barrister before becoming a journalist and then a nonfiction writer. He is the brother of Simon Sebag Montefiore. They are descended from a line of wealthy Sephardic Jews who were diplomats and bankers throughout Europe. At the start of the 19th century, his great-great uncle, Sir Moses Montefiore, became a banking partner of N. M. Rothschild & Sons and an international philanthropist. The family owned the estate of Bletchley Park until they sold it to the British government in 1938. Hugh's first book was Enigma: The Battle for the Code, the story of breaking the German Enigma machine code at Bletchley Park during World War II (2000). His second book was Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man, published in 2006.
Nota di disambiguazione
Don't combine with Rt. Rev. Hugh William Montefiore (1920-2005) born Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, Anglican bishop and theologian.

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A bit slow at first but good in the way it brings all the stories together as 1 summary.
 
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SteveMcI | 10 altre recensioni | Dec 25, 2023 |
I've read at least one book on this topic before. This one is quite detailed on the mechanics of the machine and how the codes work.
 
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markm2315 | 10 altre recensioni | Jul 1, 2023 |
Interesting book about how the British were able to figure out the German codes during the War. I skipped the detailed mathematical explanations of how they did it, though, which was mostly at the end, in the Appendixes.
I found out Alan Turing did a lot, but he worked with much decoding already done by a Polish team earlier, and had help from others too. The vanquished U-Boats and the rescuing of their codebooks, and other stories, such as the espionage in France were interesting too. This book gives a more complete story than the movie, The Imitation Game, which was very oversimplified.… (altro)
 
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kslade | 10 altre recensioni | Dec 8, 2022 |
In depth, comprehensive and excellent. Can be a bit dry because of the factual nature, but well worth reading to understand the intricacies and difficulties of keeping and breaking the Enigma codes. Lots of explanations of the various codes and how they were broken - this author definitely understands the subject matter.
 
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tarsel | 10 altre recensioni | Sep 4, 2022 |

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