10th february, 1945, 55.15.42.1.N.15.03.14.0.W, mess-hall, u-865. they all knew this was a one-way trip to the bottom of the ocean. they all knew that in the other two subs, the other crews had just finished their close down protocols, and had gathered around the tables in the mess-hall, just like they had. one last…

8th february 1945, unknown depth, unknown heading the young newly appointed captain of u-865 looked at his brave crew. it was over two days ago when they left the protection of lieutenant commander wolfram and their sister ship u-864. now they were on their own. three submarines. three captains and three crews. a total…

a member of the audiance shouted the correct phrase. “i imagine there are quite a few of you who knows just what that is and perhaps even more of you who worship 42. but as i said. the caesar cipher was a key factor in secret communication during battles. can anyone tell me who…

“welcome to this lecture. i am professor bergman, and i can imagine that you are wondering why a professor in history are doing in a lecture for students of the noble art of mathematics…” the professor paused and looked out over his audience, a lecture hall full of students, more than he had expected…

“you wanted to see me, commander?” “yes, come in and close the door behind you.” “yes, sir.” “now, this order just came through.” move the entire stock of items 100079 to kiel, facility 1337. need to arrive no later then 2 february.heil hitler. “the entire stock, sir?” “yes.” “but that is more than 500…

secret german storage facility, 31 january, 1945. “commander, we have gotten an order that we cannot decode with enigma.” “ah, then I guess it is an order directly from berlin. i probably need that little other machine to read it.” “yes commander. here is a print out of the transmission.” ct2v qev smpu49 4q83k…

“well done, hermann!“ “this is indeed an increadable machine, mr. scherbius!” “it is. and can you imagine the potential of it?“ “tell me!” “in war, with a device like this, we could communicate with great protection. and in business. imagine a world where we could indeed communicate freely, without fear of espionage from competitors,…

hannover, 18th january, 1917. “herr scherbius, what are you working on this late?” “ah, hermann, young lad. how nice to see you! what are you doing here at this late hour?“ “i am sorry to intrude, but i forgot my copy of ‘his last bow’ and i am curious as how mr. holmes will…

“nicely done tim! you’ve got the code! do you want to open the safe?“ “yes!” “where is it then?“ “behind the bookshelf.” “behind it?“ “yes, push the book!” “what book?“ “atlantis!” “oh, you mean this?“ “push it!” “no, you push it!“ “good! did you hear the clicking sound?“ “yes!” “that means you can open…

“grandpa, tell me about the gold!” “again? havn’t you heard that story a million times already?“ “no, I don’t really remember it. please tell me… pleeeese!” “alright, you win, tim! do you want to sit down in the chairs in front of the fire place?“ “yeah, if we don’t play chess!” “alright, let’s not…