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The Secret Lives Of Secret Workers

A.G. Denniston and Room 40

Sep 02, 2024
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Alexander Guthrie Denniston was an expert in German literature teaching at the British Navy’s Osborne prep school when the First World War broke out. Offering his services to the Admiralty,…

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