WW2 Codebreaking People and Places : A Wartime Glossary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koorm, Ronald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cryptographers.

Bletchley Park (Milton Keynes, England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2024.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive glossary of individuals and locations significant to the codebreaking efforts during World War II. The author, Ronald Koorm, highlights the contributions of various military and civilian personnel, including inventors, engineers, and data processors, who played crucial roles in decoding enemy intelligence. The glossary also covers places pivotal to the intelligence operations, such as Bletchley Park, and discusses the broader context of wartime deception and intelligence gathering. Through this work, the author aims to document and honor the efforts of those involved in these critical wartime activities, many of whom remain lesser-known but were instrumental in the Allied victory. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

GLOSSARY

People

Commentary on People

Places

Commentary on Places

Plates

APPENDICES

Abbreviations

British Y-Station Listing

Overseas Listening Stations

Terms and Names

Author’s Note

Points of Interest on Intelligence and Codebreaking

Experiences of a Codebreaking Wren During Wartime

Selected Papers of Alan Turing

Sources

Bibliography

Other Acknowledgements

Museums of Interest in England

Endnotes

Index

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ISBN:

9781399053532

1399053531

9781399053518

1399053515

OCLC:

1446803064