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LEADER: 05033cam 2200769 a 4500
001 ocm40776827
003 OCoLC
005 20160131194809.0
008 990202s1998 nyua 001 0aeng
010 $a 99017581
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100 1 $aMarks, Leo.
245 10 $aBetween silk and cyanide :$ba codemaker's war, 1941-1945 /$cLeo Marks.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c℗♭1998.
300 $a613 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aA World War II cryptographer chronicles his career in the Special Operations Executive, discussing his replacement of outmoded codes with one-time silk-printed codes.
505 0 $aA hard man to place -- The pilot light -- A collector's item -- 'Merde alors!' -- All things bright and beautiful -- The fifth grouse -- SOE-minded -- The plumber and his mate -- The Godfather -- The sixth sense -- The high-pitched bleep -- A shock discovery -- The biter bitten -- The last-chance month -- The bolt hole -- A question of Y -- Arquebus, Gunnerside and golf -- The coding cabaret -- Summit meeting -- The findings of the court -- Repercussions -- The launching of Plan Giskes -- Special devices -- Judgment day -- Permission to proceed? -- Court martial -- Criminal negligence -- Green ink -- Best read at night -- The war dance -- Accidents will happen -- Pilgrim's progress -- The 'hard men' -- Judicial review -- The masterstroke -- Desperate measures -- Punitive expedition -- The secret weapon -- Appointment with royalty -- The extended briefing -- Operation Gift-horse -- A terrible gaffe -- Operation Sidetrack -- Beyond belief -- Parallel action -- The club rules -- Lake Como's bottom -- 'I hereby bequeath ... ' -- A treat for the natives -- Homecoming -- Stranglehold -- Man with a mission -- Breaking point -- Who stole your grace? -- The forty-eight mistakes -- Unique in SOE -- The major development -- 'If I should die, etcetera' -- The invisible presence -- Fumigated -- A mere squadron leader -- Without precedent -- Open arrest -- Misgivings -- 'The life that I have' -- April fool's day -- The new boys -- Inexcusable -- For your ears only -- Neptune's trident -- Staying power.
600 10 $aMarks, Leo.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCryptography.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xSecret service$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$vPersonal narratives, British.
650 0 $aCryptographers$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
600 17 $aMarks, Leo.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00421817
611 27 $aWorld War (1939-1945)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01180924
650 7 $aCryptographers.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00884550
650 7 $aCryptography.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00884552
650 7 $aSecret service.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01110661
651 7 $aGreat Britain.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204623
600 17 $aMarks, Leo (Schriftsteller)$2swd
610 17 $aGro©britannien$xSpecial Operations Executive.$2swd
650 07 $aKryptologie.$2swd
650 07 $aWeltkrieg (1939-1945)$2swd
650 07 $aErlebnisbericht.$2swd
650 07 $aAutobiographie.$2swd
648 7 $a1939 - 1945$2fast
655 7 $aBiography.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423686
655 7 $aPersonal narratives$vBritish.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01424087
776 08 $iOnline version:$aMarks, Leo.$tBetween silk and cyanide.$dNew York, NY : Free Press, ℗♭1998$w(OCoLC)654357709
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99017581-s.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99017581-t.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/99017581.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon032/99017581.html
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