The Enigma by Michael Bar-Zohar


The Enigma
Title : The Enigma
Author :
Rating :
ISBN : 0451089200
ISBN-10 : 9780451089205
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 240
Publication : First published January 1, 1978

Durante la seconda guerra mondiale, Francis de Belvoir, alias il «Barone», è il più audace ladro gentiluomo d'Europa. Catturato dagli inglesi, potrà riavere la libertà a patto di trafugare a Parigi il più grande segreto tedesco, la macchina Enigma, che codifica e decodifica i messaggi del Comando nemico.
Francis accetta ed elabora un suo piano preciso, nel quale è presente anche Michèle, un’affascinante ragazza ebrea. Un’avvincente e drammatica spy story, basata su fatti reali.

The Enigma Reviews

  • Lisa

    I love old-school espionage fiction so this one hit all the right buttons for me. (I had no clue that it had been made into a movie but I'm not surprised.) This has fictional characters interspersed with historical figures but I was confused about the goal of stealing an Enigma machine from the Germans. This book is set right before D-Day and I knew the Allies had an Enigma machine back in 1939. The author knew more than me...go figure, and I learned a lot of fascinating information. The passages on the torturing techniques used on the Resistance fighters by the Nazis were difficult for me to read, as they should be. This was a great read which I highly recommend.

  • Aravind

    This is a highly enjoyable spy thriller set in the times of World War 2. It has all the ingredients that make a fun thriller - colourful characters and fast action, put together with some fine twists. My only complaint is that this book is way too short; it could easily have been of twice the size with no loss of fun. I liked it a lot, in spite of the few unbelievable sequences and the shortness.

  • Amitai Sandy

    A great classic, reads like a fast paced thriller/action/espionage movie.
    Very much recommended.

  • Veeral

    A short, unpretentious book about Allied spies on a mission to steal German Enigma. Yeah, there is no character development but regardless, I love this book.

  • Masayuki Arai

    in vain :(