Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945 - Paperback
by Leo Marks
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Free PressISBN-13:9780684867809ISBN-10:068486780XUPC:9780684867809Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Literary Figures, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.70 inchesWeight:2.101Product ID:SCNXK6H6JR
Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Free PressISBN-13:9780684867809ISBN-10:068486780XUPC:9780684867809Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Literary Figures, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.70 inchesWeight:2.101Product ID:SCNXK6H6JR
Leo Marks is renowned both as a cryptographer and as a screenwriter. His most famous work, Peeping Tom, a terrifying psychological thriller, is a cult classic of 1960s cinema. His father, Benjamin Marks, was the founder and owner of the legendary London bookshop 84 Charing Cross Road
Publisher: Free Press
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