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which is normally smoothed over for the casual visitor to Italy and the casual student of Italian affairs : a streak of cruelty , a penchant for doing your neighbour down and ingratiating yourself with the boss .
which is normally smoothed over for the casual visitor to Italy and the casual student of Italian affairs : a streak of cruelty , a penchant for doing your neighbour down and ingratiating yourself with the boss .
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It was in Italy that development of cryptography made greatest strides . Ciphers were in regular use for secret work in Venice by 1226 , in Mantua and Modena they were well established by 1305 , and before 1450 all the Italian states ...
It was in Italy that development of cryptography made greatest strides . Ciphers were in regular use for secret work in Venice by 1226 , in Mantua and Modena they were well established by 1305 , and before 1450 all the Italian states ...
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It is not difficult to see why the development of ciphers should have moved ahead so fast in Italy , for that country , more than any other , was the birthplace of diplomacy . The diplomatic service , as we recognise it , had its origin ...
It is not difficult to see why the development of ciphers should have moved ahead so fast in Italy , for that country , more than any other , was the birthplace of diplomacy . The diplomatic service , as we recognise it , had its origin ...
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SECRET DENUNCIATIONS BY LESLIE GARDINER | 186 |
A BRUSH WITH SHOWBIZ BY R HUDSON SMITH | 214 |
SNAKES AND SNIPERS | 256 |
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