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The Secret Lives of Codebreakers

The Secret Lives of Codebreakers

The Men and Women Who Cracked the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park

by Sinclair McKay
Paperback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 25/09/2012

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Go behind the scenes of Bletchley Park, where everyday men and women risked everything for Queen and Country.

A remarkable look at day-to-day life of the codebreakers whose clandestine efforts helped win World War II

Bletchley Park looked like any other sprawling country estate. In reality, however, it was the top-secret headquarters of Britain's Government Code and Cypher School--and the site where Germany's legendary Enigma code was finally cracked. There, the nation's most brilliant mathematical minds--including Alan Turing, whose discoveries at Bletchley would fuel the birth of modern computing--toiled alongside debutantes, factory workers, and students on projects of international importance. Until now, little has been revealed about ordinary life at this extraordinary facility. Drawing on remarkable first-hand interviews, The Secret Lives of Codebreakers reveals the entertainments, pastimes, and furtive romances that helped ease the incredible pressures faced by these covert operatives as they worked to turn the tide of World War II.

ISBN:
9780452298712
9780452298712
Category:
General & world history
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
25-09-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
202.69x133.86x18.54mm
Weight:
0.28kg
Sinclair McKay

Sinclair McKay is the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, The Lost World of Bletchley Park,The Secret Life of Fighter Command and The Secret Listeners for Aurum, as well as histories of Hammer films, the James Bond films and the pastime of rambling. He lives in London.

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