Voices of the codebreakers
Subtitle: personal accounts of the secret heroes of World War II
By: Michael Paterson ; foreword by Robert Harris
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781784383138
Subjects: Personal narratives; Secret service; World War, 1939-1945; Cryptography
Description: The course of World War II was shaped by the hidden actions of the code breakers. These unkown men and women played a vital role in the Allied victory yet the public was unaware of their actions, often for decases afterwards. In this new ediotn of Voices of the Code Breakers the code breakers tell their story,k reaching across the globe from breaking the Enigma code at Bletchley Park to the Navajo signallers in the Pacific. The compelling accounts of the extraordinary feats of these ordinary men and women, taken from almost 100 sources and personal testimonies, reaveal the true extent of the clandestine war during World War II. -- back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Book Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword by Robert Harris; Introduction; 1. Codes and War; 2. Bletchley Park; 3. 1940: A Fatefull Year; Plate section; 4. Battle of the Atlantic; 5. North Africa and Italy; 6. The Resistance; 7. Towards Victory in Europe; 8. War in the Pacific; Chronology; Bibliography and Sources; Acknowledgments; Picture Credits; Back Cover