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The Secret Lives of Codebreakers - by Sinclair McKay (Paperback)

The Secret Lives of Codebreakers - by  Sinclair McKay (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A remarkable look at the day-to-day life of the codebreakers whose clandestine efforts helped win World War II.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER <p/>Go behind the scenes of Bletchley Park, where everyday men and women risked everything for Queen and Country. </b> <p/>A remarkable look at day-to-day life of the codebreakers whose clandestine efforts helped win World War II <p/>Bletchley Park looked like any other sprawling country estate. In reality, however, it was the top-secret headquarters of Britain's Government Code and Cypher School--and the site where Germany's legendary Enigma code was finally cracked. There, the nation's most brilliant mathematical minds--including Alan Turing, whose discoveries at Bletchley would fuel the birth of modern computing--toiled alongside debutantes, factory workers, and students on projects of international importance. Until now, little has been revealed about ordinary life at this extraordinary facility. Drawing on remarkable first-hand interviews, <i>The Secret Lives of Codebreakers</i> reveals the entertainments, pastimes, and furtive romances that helped ease the incredible pressures faced by these covert operatives as they worked to turn the tide of World War II.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>An eloquent tribute to a quite remarkable group of men and women, whose like we will not see again.--<i><b>Mail On Sunday<br></b></i><br>Five stars.--<i><b>Sunday Telegraph</b></i> <p/>"A stunning plunge into the social and political complexities surrounding the men and women who broke the Enigma code. A gripping read."--<b>Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila, authors of <i>Code Talker <p/></i></b>"Re-create[s] the unique atmosphere of this extraordinary place... remarkable."--<b><i>Daily Telegraph</i> (London)<br></b> <br>"A portrait of one of the most remarkable brain factories the world has ever seen."--<b>Max Hastings, author of <i>The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas, 1939-45</i><br></b> <br>"This very readable and competent book captures well the extraordinary atmosphere of eccentrics working hard together in almost complete secrecy."--<b><i>The Guardian</i></b> <p/>"Amazingly, this is the first oral history of life at the Buckinghamshire country house."--<b><i>Oldie</i></b> <p/>"A fitting tribute to a very British kind of genius."--<b><i>Waterstones Books Quarterly</i></b> <p/>"An interesting and amusing book."--<b><i>Britain at War<br></i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>SINCLAIR MCKAY is the bestselling author of <i>The Secret Lives of Codebreakers </i>(published in the UK as <i>The Secret Life of Bletchley Park</i>) and<i> The Secret Listeners for Aurum, </i> as well as histories of Hammer films, the James Bond films, and the pastime of rambling. He lives in London.

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