The Second World War
John Keegan
A chronological history of each theater of the war, analyzing five battles for their distinctive kind of warfare of the period.
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The Roman enigma
by Walter F. Murphy (1981)
About this book
Near the end of World War II, an American agent is sent to Rome on a bogus mission to keep the Germans from realizing that the British had broken their secret Enigma code.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraWWII Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Roman enigma Lead Character
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