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NOVA: Codebreakers

Nova (1994)

Documentary | United States

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SEASON: 21

EPISODE: 1 - Codebreakers

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NOVA delves into the history of secret communications and the people who wrack their brains to decipher them. The program probes the most celebrated of all cryptographic coups: the breaking of the World War II codes used by Japan and Germany and how codebreaking helped shorten the war.

RUNTIME: 55 min

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