The Secrets of Station X: How the Bletchley Park Codebreakers Helped Win the War

Smith, Michael

ISBN 10: 1849540950 / ISBN 13: 9781849540957

Published by Biteback Publishing, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Secrets of Station X: How the Bletchley Park Codebreakers Helped Win the War
• Publisher: Biteback Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849540950
• ISBN 13: 9781849540957
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very good

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Synopsis

When the British military commandeered Bletchley Park in 1939 no one would have guessed that by 1945 its inmates would have contributed decisively to the Allied war effort.

A melting pot of Oxbridge dons and maverick oddballs worked night and day at Station X to decode the Enigma cypher used by the Germans for high-level communications. That they succeeded, changing the course of the war, is testament to an indomitable spirit that wrenched British intelligence into the modern age, as World War II segued into the Cold War.

About the Author

Michael Smith is a former military intelligence officer and award-winning journalist and author. He is the author of many books, including most recently, Six: A history of Britain's secret intelligence services.