Codebreakers - The Inside Story of Bletchley Park (Paperback, New Ed)

The one great success story of British Intelligence was the wartime cracking of Germany's Enigma code and the consequent ability of the Allies to predict with near certainty both the strategy and the tactics of the Axis enemy. This achievement, if it did not win the war, certainly shortened it by a considerable period. It is ironic then that not until the 1970s did any hint of it emerge, and much of the story remains wrapped in Official Secrecy. Happily some of the veil is lifted in this series of reminiscences from people who were among the some 8000 who ultimately worked on the project. The result is fascinating and even at times moving, as these seemingly powerless and sightless moles were able to perceive both the progress and the reality of the war. The editors have done an impeccable job. (Kirkus UK)

Bletchley Park was arguably the most successful intelligence agency in world history, the top secret workplace of the remarkable people who cracked Germany's vaunted Enigma Code. Almost to the end of the war, the Germans had firm faith in the Enigma ciphering machine, but in fact the codebreakers were deciphering nearly 4,000 German transmissions daily by 1942. Indeed, Winston Churchill hailed the work of Bletchley Park as the `secret weapon' that won the war.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2001
First published:	August 2001
Editors:	F.H. Hinsley • Alan Stripp
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	291
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-280132-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > Military intelligence Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	0-19-280132-5
Barcode:	9780192801326

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