{"title":"Hugh Sebag-Montefiore","description":"\u003cp\u003eHUGH SEBAG-MONTEFIORE is a British writer and historian and the author of three bestselling history books. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eSomme: Into the Breach\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDunkirk: Fight to the Last Man\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEnigma: The Battle for the Code\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSebag-Montefiore trained as a barrister before becoming a journalist. He has written for the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Sebag-Montefiore draws on family connections that reach directly into his subjects: Bletchley Park, central to \u003cem\u003eEnigma\u003c\/em\u003e, was formerly owned by his great-great-grandfather, Sir Herbert Leon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugh Sebag-Montefiore’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"enigma","title":"Enigma: The Battle for the Code","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eACCLAIM FOR ENIGMA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“CRACKING STUFF…VIVID AND HITHERTO UNKNOWN DETAILS.” –\u003cb\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“IN A CROWD OF BOOKS DEALING WITH THE ALLIED BREAKING OF THE WORLD WAR II CIPHER MACHINE ENIGMA, HUGH SEBAG-MONTEFIORE HAS SCORED A SCOOP.” –\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinston Churchill called the cracking of the German Enigma Code “the secret weapon that won the war.” Now, for the first time, noted British journalist Hugh-Sebag-Montefiore reveals the c\u003ci\u003eomplete\u003c\/i\u003e story of the breaking of the code by the Allies—the breaking that played a crucial role in the outcome of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating account relates the never-before-told, hair-raising stories of the heroic British and American sailors, spies, and secret agents who faced death in order to capture vital codebooks from sinking ships and snatch them from under the noses of Nazi officials. Sebag-Montefiore also relates new details about the genesis of the code, little-known facts about how the Poles first cracked the Luftwaffe’s version of the code (and then passed it along to the British), and the feverish activities at Bletchley Park, Based in part on documents recently unearthed from American and British archives—including previously confidential government files—and in part on unforgettable, firsthand accounts of surviving witnesses, \u003ci\u003eEnigma\u003c\/i\u003e unearths the stunning truth about the brilliant piece of decryption that changed history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471490350\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471490357\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Hugh Sebag-Montefiore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43212293931224,"sku":"9780471490357","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212293963992,"sku":"9781620456347","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470468845_FC_mockup_v2_1738799938_eed10274-4c2d-4ce4-a63e-cd3d9d3f3e33.jpg?v=1790996166"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-hugh-sebag-montefiore.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}