Why the Enigma Machine Was Breakable
Numberphile · Explainer · 11 min · 2013 · YouTube title: Flaw in the Enigma Code - Numberphile
Why it's here
HN points to it as a short, clear explanation of why Enigma was breakable and how search-space elimination works.
What it covers
Numberphile's Dr James Grime explains the flaw in the Enigma machine, namely that a letter could never be encrypted to itself, and how that helped the Allies break the code. It touches on the Bombe and Alan Turing.