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Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes The Story of George Scovell

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ISBN-10: 006018891X

ISBN-13: 9780060188917

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mark Urban

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List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Prefacep. ix
The Charactersp. xiii
From Corunna to Talavera, the Campaigns of 1809
Retreat to Corunna, January 1809p. 3
The Battle of Corunna, January 1809p. 13
Interlude in England, January to March 1809p. 23
Northern Portugal, May 1809p. 35
From Oporto to Abrantes, June to July 1809p. 57
From Talavera to the End Campaign, July to October 1809p. 71
The Campaign of 1811, and Evolution of French Codes
The Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, May 1811--The Army of Portugal Cipherp. 89
The Blockade of Ciudad Rodrigo, June to November 1811--The Great Cipherp. 109
The Campaign of January to November 1812
The Attack on Ciudad Rodrigo, January 1812p. 131
The Storm of Badajoz, March 1812p. 153
From Lisbon to Fuente Guinaldo, April to June 1812p. 169
The Salamanca Campaign Opens, May 1812p. 183
The Great Cipher Under Attack, June and July 1812p. 197
Triumph Over the Great Cipher, July 1812p. 213
The Battle of Salamanca, 22 July 1812p. 227
The March to Burgos, Summer and Early Fall 1812p. 243
Winter Quarters, the Vitoria Campaign and Afterward
Frenada, December 1812 to March 1813p. 261
The Vitoria Campaign, April to July 1813p. 277
Waterloo, 18 June 1815p. 299
Scovell's Later Life, 1819 to 1861p. 303
Notes on Sourcesp. 313
Indexp. 339
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