Umkehrwalze d: Enigma’s rewirable reflector - part I

Cryptologia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-141

  Marks, Philip ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoscritcher; Dora walze; Duenna; Enigma; Giant; Hand duenna; Ogre; Stecker knock out enigma; Uhr; Umkehrwalze D; Uncle dick; Uncle dora

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979696056     PISSN: 01611194     EISSN: 15581586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0161-110191889842     Document Type: Article

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