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From Best of British Voices of the code breakers, reveals the true extent of the clandestine war that raged throughout the world and celebrates the extraordinary feat that these ordinary men and women quietly accomplished. --Best of British
From Western Daily Press Paterson shows that the war was not just about military might and genius but those who had the brains to become code breakers --Western Daily Press
From Belfast Telegraph Fascinating account of the extraordinary feats of ordinary people --Belfast Telegraph --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Western Daily Press Paterson shows that the war was not just about military might and genius but those who had the brains to become code breakers --Western Daily Press
From Belfast Telegraph Fascinating account of the extraordinary feats of ordinary people --Belfast Telegraph --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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This title offers a comprehensive look at the undercover war, revealing just how much of WWII was won away from the battlefields and how each side desperately tried to get into the 'mind set' of their enemies' code makers.From the British cryptologists to the Navajo Indians whose codes helped win the war against Japan, this book reveals the stories of extraordinary people and their chance finds, lucky accidents, dogged determination and moments of sheer brilliance, to expose how the war was really won.It includes an intriguing glimpse of the early history of the computer - its spectacular uses and subsequent development. It features vivid first-hand accounts from the staff of Bletchley Park, French and Dutch resistance fighters, the American secret agents and members of the Services Liaison Unit who passed on vital coded information to field commanders. It also includes a 16 page plate section with rare archive photographs.
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For many, WWII is only what we see regularly on the television, the battle scenes.
There was another war, one of cunning, intelligence, meticulous attention to detail, hours and hours pouring over codes and devices used to encode the secret Nazi plans.
The code breaking centre was Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire and the high-level and top-secret intelligence produced there, codenamed Ultra, provided crucial support to the Allied war effort. "Sir Harry Hinsley, a Bletchley veteran and the official historian of British Intelligence in World War II, said that Ultra shortened the war by two to four years and that the outcome of the war would have been uncertain without it."
In the following chapters, this book details the years in which this vital effort took place: Codes and War, Bletchley Park, 1940: A Fateful Year, Battle for the Atlantic, North Africa and Italy, The Resistance, Towards Victory in Europe and War in the Pacific.
It is well-written, detailed and fascinating book peopled with intriguing characters many would not associate with winning the war. They did.
PS An excellent book (and later a film) is "Enigma" by Robert Harris
There was another war, one of cunning, intelligence, meticulous attention to detail, hours and hours pouring over codes and devices used to encode the secret Nazi plans.
The code breaking centre was Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire and the high-level and top-secret intelligence produced there, codenamed Ultra, provided crucial support to the Allied war effort. "Sir Harry Hinsley, a Bletchley veteran and the official historian of British Intelligence in World War II, said that Ultra shortened the war by two to four years and that the outcome of the war would have been uncertain without it."
In the following chapters, this book details the years in which this vital effort took place: Codes and War, Bletchley Park, 1940: A Fateful Year, Battle for the Atlantic, North Africa and Italy, The Resistance, Towards Victory in Europe and War in the Pacific.
It is well-written, detailed and fascinating book peopled with intriguing characters many would not associate with winning the war. They did.
PS An excellent book (and later a film) is "Enigma" by Robert Harris
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Very interesting oral history
16 Dec 2008
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This delightful little book has a somewhat misleading title. The words "inside story" made me think this was more explanation of the miracles at Bletchley Park, but what it turned out to be is a collection of memories from people who were there, from the lowest clerks to about mid-level decoders. The recollections were nicely sewn together with commentary that put things in context and provide an inside look into life in England during the war. I wish that there had been some recollections from those who were more central to the cracking of the German (and other) codes. Note that this book nearly entirely concentrates on the English effort against the Germans, with only a short chapter focused on English contributions to the Pacific War. Since I've read extensively about Enigma and the happenings at Bletchley Park, it was easy to put everything in context, but I think that without that background this book might be a little hard to follow. I recommend this book to those who've already become at least somewhat familiar with Enigma and Ultra and how the German codes were broken, as this book will neatly fill in many of the details of daily life at Bletchley Park and how incredibly hard everyone worked. The teamwork there was fantastic, even under conditions of utmost security.
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