The Secret Life of Bletchley Park
The WWII Codebreaking Centre and the Men and Women Who Worked There
$22.50
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2011
Summary
Bletchley Park was where one of the war’s most famous - and crucial - achievements was made: the cracking of Germany’s ‘Enigma’ code in which its most important military communications were couched. This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside was home to Britain’s most brilliant mathematical brains, like Alan Turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology - indeed, the birth of modern computing. The military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the Battl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845136338 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1845136330 |
| Author: | Sinclair McKay |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Aurum |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 129mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
’…this book seems a remarkably faithful account of what we did, why it mattered, and how it all felt at the time…’
‘McKay’s book is an eloquent tribute to a quite remarkable group of men and women, whose like we will not see again.’
Four stars ****
‘I found this a truly breathtaking, eye-opening book.’
‘It is their stories, and the humbling thought of what their dedication to duty achieved, that make this book worth reading.’
Four stars ****
‘McKay’s book is an eloquent tribute to a quite remarkable group of men and women, whose like we will not see again.’
Four stars ****
‘I found this a truly breathtaking, eye-opening book.’
‘It is their stories, and the humbling thought of what their dedication to duty achieved, that make this book worth reading.’
Four stars ****
Sinclair McKay
Sinclair McKay is the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park and The Secret Listeners, as well as histories of Hammer films, the James Bond films, and the pastime of rambling. He lives in London.
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