Station X
Subtitle: decoding Nazi secrets
By: Michael Smith.
Publisher: TV Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters -- History; Military intelligence -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography; Bletchley (Buckinghamshire, England) -- History
Description: "In 1939, the first of what would be several thousand students, professors, linguists, mathematicians, military officers, chess players of international repute, actresses, and debutantes quietly reported to a Victorian mansion called Bletchely Park, in Buckinghamshire, outside of London. This workplace became "Station X", the Allies' top-secret center for deciphering enemy codes". -- Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-237) and index.