War of shadows: codebreakers, spies, and the secret struggle to drive the Nazis from the Middle East

Cast of characters

The Mediterranean theater (map)

Author's note

Curtain rising: the last train from Cairo

Act I. All quiet on the Nile. 1. "Report for duty, in accordance with the instructions you have received" ; 2. The seductive curves of the dunes ; 3. Next king of the Nile ; 4. The machine is the future ; 5. The flaw in the machine is the man ; 6. The oracles

Act II. The wager. 1. The keystone in the arch ; 2. War of shadows ; 3. Sandstorm ; 4. Half-shared secrets ; 5. The lady who spied on spies ; 6. The oracles speak gibberish

Act III. A particularly reliable source. 1. The woman of daunting intelligence ; 2. Mare incognitum ; 3. Spies, everywhere

Act IV. "The matter becomes of extreme urgency". 1. Compromised ; 2. Inside information

Act V. Line in the sand. 1. El alamien ; 2. Unknown soldiers

Epilogue.