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Book Reviews

Review of Lorenz and comments on the work of William Tutte

Roberts, Captain Jerry. Lorenz: Breaking Hitler’s Top Secret Code at Bletchley Park. The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire UK, 2017. 240 pages, Hardcover, £20. ISBN 9780750978859.

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