Unbreakable, Rebecca E. F. Barone
Unbreakable, Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Unbreakable
The Spies Who Cracked the Nazis' Secret Code

Author: Rebecca E. F. Barone

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 5 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/25/2022


Synopsis

The edge-of-your seat true story of the codebreakers, spies, and navy men who cracked the Nazis’ infamous Enigma encryption machine and turned the tide of World War II―perfect for fans of The Imitation Game.As the Germans waged a brutal war across Europe, details of every Nazi plan, every attack, every troop movement were sent over radio. But to the Allied troops listening in―and they were always listening―the crucial messages sounded like gibberish. The communications were encoded with a powerful cipher, making all information utterly inaccessible … unless you could unlock the key to the secret code behind the German’s powerful Enigma machine.Unbreakable tells the true story of one of the most dangerous war-time codebreaking efforts ever. While Hitler marched his troops across newly conquered lands and deadly “wolfpacks” of German U-Boats prowled the open seas, a team of codebreakers, spies, and navy men raced against the clock to uncover the secrets that hid German messages in plain sight. Victory―or defeat―in World War II would hinge on their desperate attempts to crack the code.Unbreakable is a groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction from the author of Race to the Bottom of the Earth (recipient of four starred reviews)―perfect for fans of Bomb, The Boys Who Challenged Hitler, and The Nazi Hunters.

About Rebecca E. F. Barone

Rebecca E. F. Barone holds degrees in mechanical engineering and English. Her technical engineering projects have included injury analysis for the National Football League, development of gait biometrics, and engine calibration of hybrid cars. Realizing her love for books in addition to numbers, she now describes the world with words rather than equations. Rebecca enjoys rock climbing, marathon running, and creating amazing (sometimes tasty!) messes with her husband, son, and daughter. She is also the author of Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica, which garnered four starred reviews.

About Erin Bennett

Erin Bennett is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and a stage actress who played Carlie Roberts in the BBC radio drama Torchwood: Submission. She can be heard on several video games. Regional theater appearances include the Intiman, Pasadena Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, A Noise Within, Laguna Playhouse, and the Getty Villa. She trained at Boston University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy in return for an honest review. When I told my brother I was reading this book he immediately responded about Turing's role in breaking the Enigma code. What I really appreciated about the book, and what I think readers will find interestin......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

Spies, codebreakers and the heroic struggle to defeat the Nazis animate this well researched account of the decade long struggle, across dozens of countries, to break the German Enigma code. Readers are made aware of the crucial importance of being able to intercept German communications. Nazi U-Boa......more

Goodreads review by DeWayne

This book crossed my reading desk the same week I viewed a NetFlix movie, The Imagination Game (2014). Both were detailed explanations of the codebreaking activities during WW II. Brave great minds in four countries were exploring successful methods to decipher coded military messages in a timely ma......more


Quotes

“A thrilling adventure of intrigue and daring worthy of the best James Bond stories.” James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author

“Here is a war that few people know, a race among brains with freedom at stake, brought vividly to life.” Phillip Hoose, Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author