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Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Agent A12 and the Solving of the Holocaust Code

S. & S. Audio. Apr. 2024. 10:45 hrs. ISBN 9781797180021. $25.99. MILITARY HISTORY
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Philosopher Bell (Univ. of New Brunswick) debuts with the fascinating and thrilling true story of Dr. Winthrop Bell (no relation to the author), a Canadian MI6 agent stationed in Germany after World War I. Bell, who witnessed the Great War and the Treaty of Versailles’s impact on Germany and gathered intelligence for Britain about the early formation of the Nazi Party, despite clear roadblocks from top-ranking officials. Drawing from previously classified primary sources and Bell’s archive, the author details how Bell’s intelligence work was critically important in defeating the Nazis. Listeners will be on the edges of their seats, hearing narrator Christopher Grove relay Bell’s horror at discovering Hitler’s real mission: to conduct mass genocide on a global scale. Listeners will walk away with a greater understanding of the events and ideologies that led to World War II and this courageous person who quietly influenced the outcome.
VERDICT Listeners will be captivated by this never-before-told story, buried in a Canadian archive and encountered by happenstance by the author. Suggest to those seeking a different take on World War II espionage history.
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