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For almost four desperate years between 1939 and 1943, British and American navies fought a savage, losing battle against German submarine wolf packs. The Allies might never have turned the tide of that historic battle without an intelligence coup. The race to break the German U-boat codes is one of the last great untold stories of World War II.

Breaking the German Enigma codes was not only about brilliant mathematicians and professors at Bletchley Park. There is another aspect of the story which it is only now possible to tell. It takes in the exploits of spies, naval officers and ordinary British seamen who risked, and in some cases lost, their lives snatching the vital Enigma codebooks from under the noses of Nazi officials and from sinking German ships and submarines. This book tells the whole Enigma story.

Alan Mathison Turing. Mathematician, philosopher, codebreaker, a founder of computer science, and the father of Artificial Intelligence, Turing was one of the most original thinkers of the last century - and the man whose work helped create the computer-driven world we now inhabit. But he was also an enigmatic figure, deeply reticent yet also strikingly naive. Turing's openness about his homosexuality at a time when it was an imprisonable offense ultimately led to his untimely death at the age of only 41.

Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok. Sharon Bertsch McGrayne here explores this controversial theorem and the human obsessions surrounding it.

The Enigma cipher was supposed to be the German's impenetrable defence for its military communications against prying eyes during World War II. All manner of secrets were entrusted to it. When the Allies finally managed to crack the code, it heralded a turning point in the war.

Bienvenidos a ENIGMA, el podcast donde exploramos los misterios más intrigantes, las operaciones secretas y las historias ocultas detrás del conflicto que cambió el mundo. Si te apasionan los secretos históricos, las conspiraciones y los hechos no contados, este es tu podcast. Suscríbete y únete a la investigación. Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@enigmawwii?_t=ZP-8wCIHNmoL42&_r=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575529299799 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@enigmawwii?si=Iy-6EIkLedR4TrD9 Contacto: sgt.johnenigmawwii@gmail.com

A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy and golden riches beyond imagination. The lost tomb of Tutankhamun ignited a media frenzy, propelled into overdrive by rumours of a deadly ancient curse. But amid the hysteria, many stories—including that of Tutankhamun himself—were distorted or forgotten. Tutankhamun: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma takes a familiar tale and turns on its head.

When the ashes had settled after World War II and the Allies convened an international war crimes trial in Nuremberg, a psychiatrist, Douglas Kelley, and a psychologist, Gustave Gilbert, tried to fathom the psychology of the Nazi leaders using extensive psychiatric interviews, IQ tests, and Rorschach inkblot tests. Never before or since has there been such a detailed study of governmental leaders who orchestrated mass killings.

Analyzes ancient Coptic-Egyptian texts and evidence from astronomy and archaeology to show how the Big Void may be a grand “Hall of Ancestors” Explores the controversy surrounding the discovery of the Big Void and debunks many of the theories regarding the purpose of this massive new...

In less than six hours in August 1942, nearly 1,000 British, Canadian, and American commandos died in the French port of Dieppe in an operation that, for decades, seemed to have no real purpose. Canadian historian David O’Keefe uses hitherto classified intelligence archives to prove that this catastrophic and apparently futile raid was, in fact, a mission set up by Ian Fleming of British Naval Intelligence as part of a “pinch” policy designed to capture material relating to the four-rotor Enigma Machine.

According to Winston Churchill, Alan Turing made the single biggest contribution to the Allied victory over Nazi Germany with his code-breaking machine. The world is also indebted to Turing's genius for the modern computer. It was clear that Turing had a remarkable mind from an early age. He taught himself to read in just three weeks. At his first school, the headmistress said, "I have had clever and hardworking boys, but Alan has genius."

"The Sirius Enigma" explores the Dogon's profound understanding of the Sirius star system, their intricate mythology, and the tantalizing possibility of extraterrestrial contact. Through detailed research and engaging storytelling, this book examines how the Dogon have preserved their rich cultural heritage amidst external influences, offering a captivating journey through history, astronomy, and the mysteries of the cosmos.

Con el fin de combatir la desinformación, este libro es un intento de explicar al lector hispanohablante el enigma Israel más allá de la inmediatez de las noticias. Tras un rápido repaso del pasado del pueblo judío, Cymerman se centra en las décadas previas a la creación del estado de Israel y la lucha por la supervivencia, especialmente en sus primeros años de existencia. De manera inevitable, un bloque importante aborda la historia del conflicto árabe-israelí.

In this revolutionary book, Joan Breton Connelly challenges our most basic assumptions about the Parthenon and the ancient Athenians. Beginning with the natural environment and its rich mythic associations, she re-creates the development of the Acropolis - the Sacred Rock at the heart of the city-state - from its prehistoric origins to its Periklean glory days as a constellation of temples among which the Parthenon stood supreme.

Wir sind Cori und Chrissi. In unserem Podcast Enigma erzählt Cori Chrissi urbane Legenden, true crime Geschichten, Gruselgeschichten und alles, was ihr sonst noch rätselhaft erscheint. Chrissi bemüht sich dabei, die Informationen mit mehr oder minder qualifizierten Kommentaren gemeinsam mit den Zuhörern zu verdauen. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören. Wir veröffentlichen eine Folge jeden zweiten Montag. Für die Musik bedanken wir uns bei Myuuji: https://www.thedarkpiano.com Für die Grundlage unseres Logos danken wir Rolf Halme von Pixabay.

Australia, 1967. A Prime Minister walks into the surf… and never returns. In a nation already caught between Cold War pressure, Vietnam turmoil, and intensifying factional power plays, Harold Holt’s disappearance didn’t just shock the country — it left a vacuum that’s never been convincingly filled.Compromised: The Holt Enigma is a prestige investigative series uncovering the political machine, the intelligence briefings, the diplomatic tensions, and the private life of a Prime Minister whose final hours became one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries.Through archival records, ...

There are a wealth of conspiracies surrounding World War II, from covert assassinations to outlandish secret missions and shocking cover-ups. Intelligence agencies practiced stunning deceptions and disinformation was spread widely, but what truths lie beneath these elaborate theories? Military historian Alexander Macdonald examines the evidence.

En Enigmas los autores hacen un completo repaso por diversos tópicos inquietantes de la historia universal. Es un libro que nos enfrenta a lo desconocido y nos reencuentra con la fascinación atávica del ser humano por el misterio y lo inexplicable, desde el lejano pasado hasta todos los futuros posibles. Con este tercer libro, Francisco Ortega y Juan Andrés Salfate completan una trilogía sobre lo desconocido, que comenzó hace tres años.

Juan Eslava Galán nos ayuda a resolver diversos enigmas de la Historia aportando veracidad en algunos casos o desmitificando, en otros. En este audiolibro encontrarás una buena herramienta para satisfacer tu curiosidad sobre algunos de los más populares episodios relacionados con vírgenes...

The Oak Island Enigma is a gripping history of the mystery of Oak Island and its "Money Pit". It details the early discoveries: the shaft with its platforms, the drainage tunnels from the ocean that fill the shaft with sea water, the many attempts to find what the construction hides and protects.