Britain's Best Kept Secret by Ted Enever

Britain's Best Kept Secret by Ted Enever

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Uncovering the truths of Britain's best kept wartime secret

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Britain's Best Kept Secret by Ted Enever

In 1938 the British Government's Code and Cypher School moved to Bletchley Park and laid the foundation for Britain's best kept secret: an organisation that would be instrumental to shortening the war and turning it in the Allies' favour. From this quiet backwater, a dedicated team began to unpick enemy codes, including Germany's 'unbreakable' Enigma code - unlocking intelligence of immense strategic value. So covert was the operation, German high command believed that Enigma remained unbroken throughout the war. Only in 1975 did the story begin to be known. Ted Enever traces the Park's early history and provides a guide to the key wartime buildings and what went on behind the scenes. In this fully revised and updated edition, he describes the Bletchley Park Trust's battle to acquire the Park and thus preserve this historic site for the nation. Illustrated with rare contemporary photographs, Britain's Best Kept Secret is a must-read for anyone interested in the Second World War.
TED ENEVER was a founder member of the Bletchley Park Trust and a former member of the Trust's board. A retired management journalist, he edited The Bucks Standard before moving into publishing management in the late 1960s. In 1989 he joined the Milton Keynes Development Corporation to handle its media and public relations, retiring when the corporation was wound up in 1992.
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ISBN 13 9780750923552
ISBN 10 0750923555
Title Britain's Best Kept Secret
Author Ted Enever
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2008-03-14
Number of pages 106
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.