Series

A war that involved the brilliant skills of mathematicians and chess players. The war of the codebreakers. Twice in 50 years, the ability to crack the enemy's most secret codes and so learn the battle plans of enemy commanders in the field.

S01E01 Decrypting The Codes

The German Enigma machines were sophisticated portable cipher devices equipped with a series of rotating rotors designed to encode scrambled signals. These machines were believed to produce codes that were theoretically unbreakable, posing a significant challenge to Allied forces.

S01E02 Decrypting The Codes

The Purple Cipher was probably one of the most complex codes used during WWII. Used by the Japanese to secure its communications, it took almost two years to crack, then the Allies routinely read German and Japanese messages.

S01E03 Decrypting The Codes

The Battle of Midway, a crucial naval engagement fought in the Pacific during World War II, occurred on June 5, 1942. The United States Navy successfully defeated a formidable Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, marking a significant turning point in the Pacific theater of the war.

S01E04 Decrypting The Codes

This fascinating episode focuses on the vital work of the code-breaking activities carried out at the then-secret Bletchley Park, which served as the principal center of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War, famously known as Station X.

S01E05 Decrypting The Codes

In the final part of this compelling series, the focus shifts to the dedicated American and British efforts to safeguard their vital convoys, which transported essential supplies and munitions to Europe, against relentless attacks from the formidable German U-boat Wolfpacks.