The Resource Between silk and cyanide : a codemaker's war, 1941-1945, Leo Marks
Between silk and cyanide : a codemaker's war, 1941-1945, Leo Marks
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The item Between silk and cyanide : a codemaker's war, 1941-1945, Leo Marks represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Internet Archive - Open Library.
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- Summary
- A World War II cryptographer chronicles his career in the Special Operations Executive, discussing his replacement of outmoded codes with one-time silk-printed codes
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (613 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- A 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
- Link
-
- https://archive.org/details/betweensilkcyani00leom_1
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99017581-s.html
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon032/99017581.html
- https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34060M
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99017581-t.html
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/99017581.html
- Label
- Between silk and cyanide : a codemaker's war, 1941-1945
- Title
- Between silk and cyanide
- Title remainder
- a codemaker's war, 1941-1945
- Statement of responsibility
- Leo Marks
- Subject
-
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- Marks, Leo
- Großbritannien -- Special Operations Executive
- 1939 - 1945
- Great Britain
- World War (1939-1945)
- Biography
- Personal narratives -- British
- Cryptographers
- Cryptographers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Kryptologie
- Marks, Leo (Schriftsteller)
- Erlebnisbericht
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography
- Cryptography
- Autobiographie
- Secret service
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British
- Marks, Leo
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A World War II cryptographer chronicles his career in the Special Operations Executive, discussing his replacement of outmoded codes with one-time silk-printed codes
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Marks, Leo
- Dewey number
- 940.54/8641
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D810.C88
- LC item number
- M375 1999
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Marks, Leo
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Cryptographers
- Marks, Leo
- World War (1939-1945)
- Cryptographers
- Cryptography
- Secret service
- Great Britain
- Marks, Leo (Schriftsteller)
- Großbritannien
- Kryptologie
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- Erlebnisbericht
- Autobiographie
- Label
- Between silk and cyanide : a codemaker's war, 1941-1945, Leo Marks
- Link
-
- https://archive.org/details/betweensilkcyani00leom_1
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99017581-s.html
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon032/99017581.html
- https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34060M
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99017581-t.html
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/99017581.html
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A 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
- Extent
- 1 online resource (613 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1028723621
- Label
- Between silk and cyanide : a codemaker's war, 1941-1945, Leo Marks
- Link
-
- https://archive.org/details/betweensilkcyani00leom_1
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99017581-s.html
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon032/99017581.html
- https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34060M
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/99017581-t.html
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon054/99017581.html
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A 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
- Extent
- 1 online resource (613 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1028723621
Subject
- 1939 - 1945
- Autobiographie
- Biography
- Cryptographers
- Cryptographers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Cryptography
- Erlebnisbericht
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien -- Special Operations Executive
- Kryptologie
- Marks, Leo
- Marks, Leo
- Marks, Leo (Schriftsteller)
- Personal narratives -- British
- Secret service
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
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