Review of Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012) by Jody M — 05 Jan 2015

Clear, cool, factual, and ultimately (for me) more persuasive than "The Imitation Game.".

This review of Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012) was written by Jody M on 05 Jan 2015.

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker has generally received positive reviews.

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