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Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park


Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park

Paperback by Hinsley, F. H. (, formerly University of Cambridge); Stripp, Alan (, University of Cambridge)

Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park

£15.99

ISBN:
9780192801326
Publication Date:
3 May 2001
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
352 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 22 May 2024
Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park

Description

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.

Contents

INTRODUCTION. THE INFLUENCE OF ULTRA IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR; PART ONE. THE PRODUCTION OF ULTRA INTELLIGENCE; PART TWO. ENIGMA; PART THREE. FISH; PART FOUR. FIELD CIPHERS AND TACTICAL CODES; PART FIVE. JAPANESE CODES; APPENDIX. HOW THE BLETCHLY PARK BUILDINGS TOOK SHAPE

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