Synopsis

Historians largely concur that Station X, by providing Allied commanders with access to German plans, shortened the war by two or three years. The messages it deciphered were instrumental in overcoming the U-boat threat, disrupting Rommel's supply lines in North Africa, and ultimately enabling the D-Day landings. Now, for the first time on television, a two-hour NOVA Special recounts the complete story of Station X, incorporating compelling interviews with many of the brilliant and unconventiona