The Enigma Story by Dermot Turing presents the codebreaking story in both cryptologic and personal terms. In other words, it is about the people (his uncle was Alan Turing) as well as the process and results.

I honestly don't know how much "new" information is here and I don't really care. Although I've read a number of books on the topic, I never committed details to memory so I can't speak to those. But even knowing a lot of the story, this is still a very interesting read and the telling of a lot of it with the people as centered as the work makes for a wonderful perspective.

Whether this is your first dive into the story or another dive because it is so interesting, I think you will enjoy the book. There is enough depth to keep those interested in cryptography engaged and enough narrative arc to keep those interested in the people engaged.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. ( )