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In 1942, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 Charing Cross Road, and went off to fight the war. He was twenty-two. Soon recognized as a cryptographer of genius, he became head of communications at the Special Operations Executive (SOE), where he revolutionized the codemaking... read more

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First Sentence

In January 1942 I was escorted to the war by my parents in case I couldn't find it or met with an accident on the way.

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  1. Leo Marks (Author)
 

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