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Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

Autor de Enigma : The battle for the code

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Hugh Sebag-Montefiore is an attorney and journalist who has written for numerous British newspapers, including the Sunday Times, the Sunday Telegraph, and the Observer
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(eng) Don't combine with Rt. Rev. Hugh William Montefiore (1920-2005) born Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, Anglican bishop and theologian.

Créditos de la imagen: Nicholas Hugh Sebag-Montefiore talked to David Freeman when his book 'Enigma' was first published - ‎2008-01-22

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Nombre canónico
Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh
Nombre legal
Sebag-Montefiore, Nicholas Hugh
Fecha de nacimiento
1955-03-05
Género
male
Nacionalidad
Engeland
Educación
Magdalene College, Cambridge University
Harrow School
Ocupaciones
barrister
journalist
historian
Relaciones
Sebag Montefiore, Simon (Broer)
Montefiore, Moses Haim (Voorouders)
Montefiore, Judith (Voorouders)
Montefiore, Santa (Schoonzuster)
Organizaciones
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Advocaat
Journalist
Biografía breve
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore was born to a famous Anglo-Jewish family. He trained as a barrister before becoming a journalist and then a nonfiction writer. He is the brother of Simon Sebag Montefiore. They are descended from a line of wealthy Sephardic Jews who were diplomats and bankers throughout Europe. At the start of the 19th century, his great-great uncle, Sir Moses Montefiore, became a banking partner of N. M. Rothschild & Sons and an international philanthropist. The family owned the estate of Bletchley Park until they sold it to the British government in 1938. Hugh's first book was Enigma: The Battle for the Code, the story of breaking the German Enigma machine code at Bletchley Park during World War II (2000). His second book was Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man, published in 2006.
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Don't combine with Rt. Rev. Hugh William Montefiore (1920-2005) born Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, Anglican bishop and theologian.

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A bit slow at first but good in the way it brings all the stories together as 1 summary.
 
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SteveMcI | 10 reseñas más. | Dec 25, 2023 |
I've read at least one book on this topic before. This one is quite detailed on the mechanics of the machine and how the codes work.
 
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markm2315 | 10 reseñas más. | Jul 1, 2023 |
Interesting book about how the British were able to figure out the German codes during the War. I skipped the detailed mathematical explanations of how they did it, though, which was mostly at the end, in the Appendixes.
I found out Alan Turing did a lot, but he worked with much decoding already done by a Polish team earlier, and had help from others too. The vanquished U-Boats and the rescuing of their codebooks, and other stories, such as the espionage in France were interesting too. This book gives a more complete story than the movie, The Imitation Game, which was very oversimplified.… (más)
 
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kslade | 10 reseñas más. | Dec 8, 2022 |
In depth, comprehensive and excellent. Can be a bit dry because of the factual nature, but well worth reading to understand the intricacies and difficulties of keeping and breaking the Enigma codes. Lots of explanations of the various codes and how they were broken - this author definitely understands the subject matter.
 
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tarsel | 10 reseñas más. | Sep 4, 2022 |

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