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This is the WBZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich Cracking
the Nazi Code and the Solving of the Holocaust Code.
The author is Jason Bell. The secret agent in question
doctor Winthrop Bell, no relation to the author. A well
to do student of the world, a Harvard Philosophy professor
born in Nova Scotia. His work as a spy for
MI six began in Berlin right after World War One Winterrop.
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Bell was one of the first to warn the Allies,
particularly the British, about the plans the Nazis had for
World War II, plans that included the destruction of the
Jewish race, but at the time pro fascist politicians and
leaders pushed his intelligence reports aside. Bell, who spent time
in a German prison after World War One, made it
back to the West and became a spy again in
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nineteen thirty nine. His work as a spy certainly helped
the Allies, and yes, many credit him with serving as
the inspiration for Double seven, created by fellow spy Ian Fleming.
Cracking the Nazi Code, The Untold Story of Agent A
twelve and the Solving of the Holocaust Code by author
Jason Bell. The book Club WZ Boston's news radio
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