Bletchley Park's secret source : Churchill's Wrens and the Y Service in World War II
Hore, Peter2022
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The World War II codebreaking station at Bletchley is well known and its activities documented in detail. Its decryption capabilities were vital to the war effort, significantly aiding the Allied victory. But where did the messages being deciphered come from in the first place? This is the extraordinary untold story of the Y service, a secret even more closely guarded than Bletchley Park. 'Y service' was the code for the chain of wireless intercept stations around Britain and all over the world. Hundreds of wireless operators, many of them civilians, listened to German, Italian and Japanese radio networks and meticulously logged everything they heard. Some messages were then used tactically but most were sent on to Station X - Bletchley Park - where they were deciphered, translated and consolidated to build a comprehensive overview of the enemy's movements and intentions.
Main title:
Bletchley Park's secret source : Churchill's Wrens and the Y Service in World War II / by Peter Hore; read by David Thorpe.
Author:
Hore, PeterThorpe, D. (David), narrator
Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
Leicester : Ulverscroft, Soundings, 2022.
Collation:
8 audio discs (CD) (approximately 8 hr. 14 min.) : digital ; 12 cm.
Performers:
Cast: Read by David Thorpe.
ISBN:
9781399142557
Dewey class:
940.5486
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters -- HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- CryptographyWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great BritainWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Electronic intelligence -- Great BritainIntelligence service -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryBletchley (Buckinghamshire, England) -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
414454
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Audio CD | 940.5486 BLE | Available |