Cracking the Nazi Code

By Jason Bell,

Book cover of Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy

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The thrilling true story of Agent A12, the earliest enemy of the Nazis 

In public life, Dr. Winthrop Bell of Halifax was a Harvard philosophy professor and wealthy businessman. As MI6 secret agent A12, he evaded gunfire and shook off pursuers to break open the emerging Nazi conspiracy in 1919…

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1 author picked Cracking the Nazi Code as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the real-life biography of a little-known Canadian from Nova Scotia, Winthrop Bell.

Bell worked as a spy for British MI6 in Germany. Bell understood that Hitler, an insignificant minion, rose to lead the Nazi Party because he served as a tool for extreme and powerful Nationalists who fashioned the genocidal program—the Holocaust.

As Winthrop Bell pursues the truth, the twists and turns of his often dangerous life are fascinating. 

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