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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945 book cover by Leo Marks
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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945

by Leo Marks

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Paperback · 624 pages Free Press · 2000

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Between Silk and Cyanide

This true account of spycraft in the UK during World War II is “spellbinding...a compelling insider's view to the shadow war: intrigue and treachery, double-dealing and deception, hope and despair, triumph and tragedy” (The New York Times Book Review).

In 1942, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 Charing Cross Road, and went off to fight the war. He was twenty-two. Soon recognized as a cryptographer of genius, he became head of communications at the Special Operations Executive (SOE), where he revolutionized the codemaking techniques of the Allies and trained some of the most famous agents dropped into occupied Europe, including "the White Rabbit" and Violette Szabo. As a top codemaker, Marks had a unique perspective on one of the most fascinating and, until now, little-known aspects of World War II.

Writing with the narrative flair and vivid characterization of his famous screenplays, Marks gives free rein to his keen sense of the absurd and his wry wit, resulting in a thrilling and poignant memoir that celebrates individual courage and endeavor, without losing sight of the human cost and horror of war.

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Publisher
Free Press
Author
Leo Marks
Format
Paperback
Published
Sep 12, 2000
ISBN-13
9780684867809
ISBN-10
068486780X
Pages
624
Carton quantity
10 copies
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