Leo Marks on Deciphering Mangled Codes

Leo Marks on Deciphering Mangled Codes

‘The road to hell is paved with good intentions’ caused forty-eight hours of purgatory when an F-section agent spelt hell with three ‘l’s.

— Leo Marks, Between Silk and Cyanide: A Code Maker’s War 1941-45

From an outstanding book I’ll be reviewing next week.


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