German code breaking in World War II German code breaking in World War II German code breaking in World War II achieved some notable successes cracking British Naval ciphers until well into the fourth year of the war, but also suffered from a problem typical of the German armed forces of the time: numerous branches and institutions maintained their own cryptographic departments, working on their own without collaboration or sharing results with equivalent units. This led to duplicated effort, to a fragmentation of potential, and to lower efficiency than might have been achieved. There was no central German cryptography agency comparable to the British Bletchley Park facility.
Cracking The Code Matters magazine commented that the album transported Petit "to the next level". Legendary UK music journalist Charles Shaar Murray agreed, deeming the album Petit's "graduation piece". Writing for The Blues, Shaar Murray notes: "[Petit] rises to the challenge that most New Blues players are guitarists first, singers second and songwriters a distant, trailing third. Previous records established his credentials as guitar hero and ace blues geek, but now he’s found his voice." "Cracking The Code" received an 8/10 star review in Classic Rock as well as being listed as one the magazine's best albums of 2013. Hi-Fi News magazine awarded