{"product_id":"2940149446100","title":"The Roman Enigma","description":"The acclaimed novel of spies, code-breaking, and intrigue in World War II Italy, by bestselling author Walter Murphy (\"The Vicar of Christ,\" \"Upon This Rock\"), is now a convenient NOOKbook. Previously published by Macmillan and Dell, this book is now presented in a quality digital edition, including active Contents and proper formatting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItaly: 1943. \u003cbr\u003e• The Target: Enigma, the German's bafflingly complex enciphering machine. Its code was unbreakable until ULTRA put the key to winning the war in Allied hands. \u003cbr\u003e• The Plan: A devious double-cross to convince the Germans that their cipher is still secure. Making full use of powerful Vatican connections, it entails sending an agent into Nazi-occupied Rome ... and making sure he is caught. \u003cbr\u003e• The Agent: Roberto Rovere, a young Italian-American OSS agent. The Allies have cold-bloodedly plotted every detail of his capture and death except one: the Germans want him to escape — ALIVE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What raises this novel above many another World War II yarn is the way Murphy combines political realism and religious idealism to question the deepest ideology of them all, a blind nationalism that justifies all excess in the name of the greater good.\"\u003cbr\u003e— The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating and important.\"\u003cbr\u003e— Andrew M. Greeley, author of 'The Cardinal Sins'","brand":"Quid Pro, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068036497648,"sku":"2940149446100","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149446100_p0.jpg?v=1763717083","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149446100","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}