The Secret Lives of Codebreakers
By Sinclair McKay
By Sinclair McKay
By Sinclair McKay
By Sinclair McKay
Category: World War II Military History | European World History | Politics
Category: World War II Military History | European World History | Politics
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$24.00
Sep 25, 2012 | ISBN 9780452298712
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Sep 25, 2012 | ISBN 9781101603512
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Praise
“An eloquent tribute to a quite remarkable group of men and women, whose like we will not see again.”—Mail On Sunday
“Five stars.”—Sunday Telegraph
“A stunning plunge into the social and political complexities surrounding the men and women who broke the Enigma code. A gripping read.”—Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila, authors of Code Talker
“Re-create[s] the unique atmosphere of this extraordinary place… remarkable.”—Daily Telegraph (London)
“A portrait of one of the most remarkable brain factories the world has ever seen.”—Max Hastings, author of The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas, 1939–45
“This very readable and competent book captures well the extraordinary atmosphere of eccentrics working hard together in almost complete secrecy.”—The Guardian
“Amazingly, this is the first oral history of life at the Buckinghamshire country house.”—Oldie
“A fitting tribute to a very British kind of genius.”—Waterstones Books Quarterly
“An interesting and amusing book.”—Britain at War
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