The Hut Six story : breaking the Enigma codes /
Welchman, Gordonauthor.
Erickson, John,1929-2002,former owner.StEdNL
Erickson, Ljubica,former owner.StEdNL
"Now, for the first time, the insider's view of the Enigma story and other clandestine operations is revealed by Gordon Welchman, a top British mathematician who was largely responsible for the crucial achievements at Bletchley Park in the first months of the war"--Jacket.
Library copy signed by the author and accompanied by a letter from the author to Jack Cross, 8 Feb., 1982.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317) and index.
pt. 1. Backdrop to hut six. Britain went to war -- Germany prepared for war -- pt. 2. The first year. Cottage and school : September and October 1939 -- Ideas and plans : October and November 1939 -- Early days : December 1939 to May 1940 -- Silly days : May to September 1940 -- pt. 3. The rest of the war. Hut 6 faces new problems : 1940/41-1942-1943/44/45 -- Bombes and wrens -- From interception to intelligence -- A comedy of errors -- My tasks as A.D. (Mech) : 1943 to 1945 -- The Bletchly Park environment -- pt. 4. Today. Danger signals -- Military considerations -- Communications for combat and command -- Secrecy, security, and survival.
"Now, for the first time, the insider's view of the Enigma story and other clandestine operations is revealed by Gordon Welchman, a top British mathematician who was largely responsible for the crucial achievements at Bletchley Park in the first months of the war"--Jacket.
John and Ljubica Erickson collection.
Welchman, Gordon.
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945