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billfruit ◴[01 Apr 25 15:44 UTC] No.43548168[source]▶

Any good book that delves into the detail of the code breaking done at Bletchley park?

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1. hermitShell ◴[01 Apr 25 18:58 UTC] No.43550242[source]▶

If you would enjoy loosely related fiction, Neal Stephenson Cryptonomicon is an option I would personally recommend. You must have some tolerance for his particular style and content…

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2. rjsw ◴[01 Apr 25 21:15 UTC] No.43551431[source]▶

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Or Enigma by Robert Harris.

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