{"product_id":"the-bletchley-park-codebreakers-in-joel-greenberg-9781784388119","title":"The Bletchley Park Codebreakers in Their Own Words","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"....will be of great interest to those who wonder about wartime life at Britain's best known SIGINT organization.\" --Studies in Intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A fascinating anthology which sheds new light on the Bletchley Park story and shows that there is still more to tell.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Tony Comer OBE, formerly Departmental Historian at GCHQ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis important volume tells the story of Bletchley Park through countless letters written by key players to former colleagues and loved ones as the war unfolded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving intercepted millions of German communications, the codebreakers had felt bound by the Official Secrets Act and said little about their wartime activities. Some who had stayed on at GCHQ after the war, were concerned that speaking out could jeopardize their pensions. Over one hundred letters have been included in this volume and have either been recovered from family members or declassified by GCHQ. They reveal fresh information about the clandestine operation and disclose the true feelings of the participants at Bletchley Park.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn contrast to early accounts, which lacked detail and were occasionally inaccurate, this book thoroughly lays bare the day-to-day experiences at Bletchley Park and uncovers the operational and technical reasons behind the organization's successes and failures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimultaneously intimate and comprehensive, it will interest historians, World War II researchers, and anyone who wants to learn the secrets of Britain's signal intelligence effort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Greenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784388114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784388119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenhill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.50d","brand":"Joel Greenberg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073248096511,"sku":"9781784388119","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e393120a-a67d-4753-be8b-f02239ed20b2.jpg?v=1685446700","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bletchley-park-codebreakers-in-joel-greenberg-9781784388119","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}