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Nov 9
13m 40s

Cracking the Enigma Code (Encore)

Gary Arndt
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During the Second World War, the Germans used what they thought was an uncrackable encryption system.  It was a really good encryption system, and for the longest time, the Allies had a difficult time cracking the code.  However, thanks to brilliant code breakers, a powerful computing machine, and German mistakes, the Allies were finally able to break the ... Show More
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