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Bletchley Park Codebreakers
Michael (Ed) Smith
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Description for Bletchley Park Codebreakers
Paperback. This extraordinary book, originally published as Action This Day, includes descriptions by some of Britain's foremost historians of the work of Bletchley Park. Editor(s): Smith, Michael; Erskine, Ralph. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 492. 560 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Smith, Michael; Erskine, Ralph. This extraordinary book, originally published as Action This Day, includes descriptions by some of Britain's foremost historians of the work of Bletchley Park. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight: 490.
The British codebreakers at Bletchley Park are now believed to have shortened the duration of the Second World War by up to two years. During the dark days of 1941, as Britain stood almost alone against the the Nazis, this remarkable achievement seemed impossible. This extraordinary book, originally published as Action This Day, includes descriptions by some of Britain's foremost historians of the work of Bletchley Park, from the breaking ofEnigma and other wartime codes to the invention of modern computing, and its influence on Cold War codebreaking. Crucially, it features personal reminiscences and very human stories of wartime codebreaking ... Read more
The British codebreakers at Bletchley Park are now believed to have shortened the duration of the Second World War by up to two years. During the dark days of 1941, as Britain stood almost alone against the the Nazis, this remarkable achievement seemed impossible. This extraordinary book, originally published as Action This Day, includes descriptions by some of Britain's foremost historians of the work of Bletchley Park, from the breaking ofEnigma and other wartime codes to the invention of modern computing, and its influence on Cold War codebreaking. Crucially, it features personal reminiscences and very human stories of wartime codebreaking ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
494g
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849540780
SKU
V9781849540780
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About Michael (Ed) Smith
RALPH ERSKINE is one of Britain's leading historians of wartime codebreaking. MICHAEL SMITH is an award-winning journalist for the Sunday Times, and acclaimed author of Station X andThe Emperor's Codes.
Reviews for Bletchley Park Codebreakers
'Absolutely the best book ever written about codebreaking at Bletchley Park' Louis Kruh, Editor, Cryptologia '(A) remarkable collection of essays. Leaves one in awe of the complexity of Bletchley Park and its impact on both the world war and our postwar world.' Whitfield Diffie, Times Higher Educational Supplement