The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park
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The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park
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Author : Sinclair McKay
language : en
Publisher: Aurum
Release Date : 2011-08-26
The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park written by Sinclair McKay and has been published by Aurum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-26 with History categories.
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 Battle of the Atlantic and the war in North Africa. But, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction – from Robert Harris and Ian McEwan to Andrew Hodges’ biography of Turing – what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? What was life like for them – an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? Sinclair McKay’s book is the first history for the general reader of life at Bletchley Park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties – of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed Angus Wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) – of a youthful Roy Jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels – and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other’s work.
Codebreaker Girls
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Author : Jan Slimming
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2021-03-03
Codebreaker Girls written by Jan Slimming and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“What would it be like to keep a secret for fifty years? Never telling your parents, your children, or even your husband?” Codebreaker Girls: A Secret Life at Bletchley Park tells the true story of Daisy Lawrence. Following extensive research, the author uses snippets of information, unpublished photographs and her own recollections to describe scenes from her mother’s poor, but happy, upbringing in London, and the disruptions caused by the outbreak of the Second World War to a young woman in the prime of her life. The author asks why, and how, Daisy was chosen to work at the Government war station, as well as the clandestine operation she experienced with others, deep in the British countryside, during a time when the effects of the war were felt by everyone. In addition, the author examines her mother’s personal emotions and relationships as she searches for her young fiancée, who was missing in action overseas. The three years at Bletchley Park were Daisy’s university, but having closed the door in 1945 on her hidden role of national importance — dealing with Germany, Italy and Japan — this significant period in her life was camouflaged for decades in the filing cabinet of her mind. Now her story comes alive with descriptions, original letters, documents, newspaper cuttings and unique photographs, together with a rare and powerful account of what happened to her after the war. “Here’s a beauty of a history of some of the codebreaking girls who helped save us during the second world war. This one’s about Daisy Lawrence’s extraordinary life as a poor girl brought up in London and then chosen for top secret work at Bletchley Park. Reads like fiction.” —Books Monthly
The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park
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Author : Sinclair McKay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park written by Sinclair McKay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Bletchley Park (Milton Keynes, England) categories.
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 it's 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 Battle of the Atlantic and the war in North Africa. Sinclair McKay's book is an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties - of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's work.
The Secret Listeners
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Author : Sinclair McKay
language : en
Publisher: Aurum
Release Date : 2012-10-04
The Secret Listeners written by Sinclair McKay and has been published by Aurum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-04 with History categories.
Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park lies another secret… The men and women of the ‘Y’ (for Wireless’) Service were sent out across the world to run listening stations from Gibraltar to Cairo, intercepting the German military’s encrypted messages for decoding back at the now-famous Bletchley Park mansion. Such wartime postings were life-changing adventures – travel out by flying boat or Indian railways, snakes in filing cabinets and heat so intense the perspiration ran into your shoes - but many of the secret listeners found lifelong romance in their far-flung corner of the world. Now, drawing on dozens of interviews with surviving veterans, Sinclair McKay tells their remarkable story at last.
The Lost World Of Bletchley Park
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Author : Sinclair McKay
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2013-10-24
The Lost World Of Bletchley Park written by Sinclair McKay and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-24 with History categories.
An illustrated history of the English manor house and grounds that were home to the famous World War II codebreakers. The huge success of Sinclair’s The Secret Life of Bletchley Park—a quarter of a million copies sold to date—has been symptomatic of a similarly dramatic increase in visitors to Bletchley Park itself, the Victorian mansion in Buckinghamshire now open as an engrossing museum of wartime codebreaking. Aurum is publishing the first comprehensive illustrated history of this remarkable place, from its prewar heyday as a country estate under the Liberal MP Sir Herbert Leon, through its wartime requisition with the addition of the famous huts within the grounds, from the place where modern computing was invented and the German Enigma code was cracked, to its post-war dereliction and then rescue towards the end of the twentieth century as a museum whose visitor numbers have more than doubled in the last five years. Featuring over two hundred photographs, some previously unseen, and text by Sinclair McKay, this will be an essential purchase for everyone interested in the place where codebreaking helped to win the war.
Codebreakers
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Author : Francis Harry Hinsley
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2001
Codebreakers written by Francis Harry Hinsley and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of Bletchley Park, the successful intelligence operation that cracked Germany's Enigma Code. Photos.
My Secret Life In Hut Six
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Author : Mair Russell-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Lion Books
Release Date : 2014-07-18
My Secret Life In Hut Six written by Mair Russell-Jones and has been published by Lion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of the World War 2 de-coders of Bletchley Park continues to fascinate. How did Mair Thomas, a musician brought up in the Welsh valleys, find herself in the rarefied atmosphere of Hut Six, surrounded by hundreds of others, all desperately trying to break the German Enigma Code? Sworn to secrecy and working in cramped and uncomfortable conditions, Mair discovered her degree in German and Music was just what was needed. Drawn from the public schools and Oxbridge her background was very different to that of most of her colleagues and she didn't immediately fit in. This captivating memoir unpacks her daily life and explores the relationships she built. My Secret Life in Hut Six provides a fascinating insight into one woman's battle against Nazi Germany vividly capturing an era of danger, strain and day to day difficulties that were brightened occasionally by visits from the top brass, such as Winston Churchill.
Bletchley Park
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Author : Sinclair McKay
language : en
Publisher: Aurum Press
Release Date : 2016-03-15
Bletchley Park written by Sinclair McKay and has been published by Aurum Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-15 with History categories.
This beautifully presented slipcased collector's edition of the best selling title, The Lost World of Bletchley Park is a comprehensive illustrated history of this remarkable place, from its prewar heyday as a country estate, its wartime requisition and how it became the place where modern computing was invented and the German Enigma code was cracked, to its post-war dereliction and then rescue towards the end of the twentieth century as a museum. Removable memorabilia includes: 1938 recruiting memo with a big tick against Turing's name Churchill's 'Action this day' letter giving code breakers extra resources Handwritten Turing memos Top Secret Engima decryptions, about the sinking of the Bismark, German High Command's assessment of D-Day threat and the message announcing Hitler's suicide A wealth of everyday items such as authentic theatre posters, a map of Bletchley Park, canteen menus, teleprinter print-outs of codes, the Colossus paper tape spooled through machines Newly redesigned interiors with 25% new content, high end slipcase package featuring removable facsimile documents, this is an essential purchase for everyone interested and wanting to experience the place where code-breaking helped to win the war.
The Codebreakers Of Bletchley Park
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Author : Sir John Dermot Turing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-15
The Codebreakers Of Bletchley Park written by Sir John Dermot Turing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-15 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
100 People You Never Knew Were At Bletchley Park
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Author : Sinclair McKay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
100 People You Never Knew Were At Bletchley Park written by Sinclair McKay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Bletchley Park (Milton Keynes, England) categories.
"The reason for the huge commercial success of Sinclair McKay's The Secret Life of Bletchley Park was simple: for the first time it told the stories of the ordinary people (mostly women), who worked there, and what it was like. Sworn to secrecy, they never divulged their remarkable wartime service for decades. But what did they go on to achieve after the war? And what about those who did become household names, but whose Bletchley Park years remain unknown? Now Sinclair McKay tells the stories of a hundred such people, and the often equally extraordinary lives they went on to. Here are dozens of unsung heroes, who certainly made their mark after the war as well as during its finest hour: people like Home Secretary Roy Jenkins, or novelist Angus Wilson; or Jane Fawcett, a trained ballerina who went on to co-found the Victorian Society and save St Pancras Station; or James Bernard, a protege of Benjamin Britten who wrote all the music for the Dracula films; or Joan Clarke, Alan Turing's girlfriend, who became a senior codebreaker herself at GCHQ"--Publisher's description.