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Cracking the Nazi code : the untold story of Canada's greatest spy / Jason Bell.

Bell, Jason (Professor of philosophy), (author).

Summary:

In public life, Dr. Winthrop Bell of Halifax was a Harvard philosophy professor. As MI6 secret agent A12, he evaded gunfire and shook off pursuers to break open the emerging Nazi conspiracy in 1919 Berlin. In 1939, he was the first to crack Hitler's deadliest secret code: the Holocaust. A12 was the real-life 007, waging a single-handed fight against madmen bent on destroying the world. Informed by recently declassified documents, this is the first book to illuminate the astounding exploits of Winthrop Bell, Agent A12.

Record details

ISBN: 9781443466769 (paperback)
Physical Description: ix, 341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Edition: Trade paperback edition.
Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2024.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The phenomenologist -- The professor -- The Anti-Semitic League -- The secret base -- Code name A12 -- The killers -- The battle for Berlin -- Loyalty to loyalty -- Nazis in Eden -- The Paris editor -- The Polish plan -- The trusted men -- The Baltic adventure -- Terrorism and communism -- The one hope for the world -- Lord No and Sir No -- Afterlife -- The philosopher -- The sabotage game -- The Holocaust code -- The last warning -- The secret elevator.