Bletchley Park was arguably the most successful intelligence operation in world history, the top secret workplace of the remarkable people who cracked Germany's vaunted Enigma Code. This fascinating book gathers together 27 first-hand accounts, written by members of the codebreakers team. Photos; illustrations.
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Bletchley Park was arguably the most successful intelligence operation in world history, the top secret workplace of the remarkable people who cracked Germany's vaunted Enigma Code. This fascinating book gathers together 27 first-hand accounts, written by members of the codebreakers team. Photos; illustrations.
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New in card covers. Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare The authentic account of the work of GCHQ at Bletchley Park in WWII. By 1942 some 4, 000 German, Italian and Japanese signals were being broken and translated by the remarkable team. Accounts by the men and women who worked there describe their recruitment, training, success and failures. The decrypts of these signals produced Ultra intelligence which gave a detailed, accurate and up to date picture of the enemy strengths and weaknesses. Churchill described them as the "secret weapon that won the war". UL-XXXXXX. xxi + 321pp, 10 illustrations, 23 figures.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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New. 2002. New Ed. Paperback. With anecdotes and descriptions, this is an account of daily life at Government Communications Headquarters, Bletchley Park, the most successful intelligence agency in history. Editor(s): Hinsley, F. H.; Stripp, Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pp black and white plates, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
A first-hand account by multiple members of the
UK WWII code-breaking department, written 30 and more years after the close of the war(written from memory as no documents were preserved to conform with secrecy laws)--a group that did much to save Allied lives and shorten the war. Each chapter is written by a specific person and follows this general format: how recruited into the service, where stationed, an overview of the work done, and personal opinion as to its worth. Very enlightening and somewhat surprising. Most surprising fact: The Germans never seriously believed that their Enigma code system could be broken, and the Allies not only did so(in the late 1930s) but kept that breakthrough secret protected from the Germans throughout the war
There is much technical analytical information on all Axis code systems, including the use of early logic-circuit automated machines we would now call "computers". Well-written essays by largely unsung heroes of WWII.