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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
by Marks, Leo
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- First edition with full number l
- ISBN 10
- 068486780X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684867809
- Seller
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About This Item
Free Press, 2000-09-12. Paperback. First edition with full number l. 2000 stated first edition with full number line paperback no marks and is in very good conditionAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing
Synopsis
Between Silk and Cyanide is a book by former SOE cryptographer Leo Marks, describing his work during the Second World War. The title is derived from an incident related in the book, when he is asked why spies in occupied Europe should have their cryptographic material written on silk (which was in very short supply). Marks said that he replied that it was "between silk and cyanide," meaning that it was a choice between a spy surviving, and having to take a suicide pill.
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- Bookseller
- books4u31 (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170624058C
- Title
- Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
- Author
- Marks, Leo
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - First edition with full number l
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 068486780X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684867809
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000-09-12
- X weight
- 25 oz
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