Description
| Product ID: | 9780192801326 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Codebreakers |
| Subtitle: | The Inside Story of Bletchley Park |
| Authors: | Author: Alan Stripp, F. H. Hinsley |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, Second World War, Military intelligence, Second World War, Military intelligence, England, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating With anecdotes and descriptions, this is an account of daily life at Government Communications Headquarters, Bletchley Park, the most successful intelligence agency in history. With many colourful anecdotes and vivid descriptions, this is the first authentic account of daily life at Government Communications Headquarters, Bletchley Park, the most successful intelligence agency in history. Described by Churchill as the ''secret weapon'' that ''won the war'', the men and women of Bletchley Park here combine to write their story in full.This book gives fascinating insights into recruitment and training, together with a full and accurate account of codes and ciphers and how they are broken. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-05-03 |
