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The Bletchley Park memoir of Lord Asa Briggs will be one of the most important documents to be published in 2011. Lord Briggs has long been regarded as one of Britain's most important historians. He has never, however, written about his time at Bletchley Park. The publication, which will coincide with Lord Briggs 90th birthday, is a meticulously researched account of life in Hut Six, written by a codebreaker who worked there for a five years alongside Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman. In addition to discussing the progress of the Allies' code-breaking efforts and their impact on the war, Lord Briggs considers what the Germans knew about Bletchley and how they reacted to revelatory memoirs about the Enigma machine which were not published until the 1970s. Briggs himself did not tell his wife about his wartime career until the 1970s and his parents died without ever knowing their son's contribution to the war effort. The book will be launched at Bletchley in May 2011, in the presence of other Hut 6 veterans and part of the proceeds will be donated to the fund to restore Hut 6 to its former glory. AUTHOR: Lord Asa Briggs is one of the most highly respected British historians. He is the author of Victorian People, Victorian Cities and Victorian Things. He has also written a five volume history of broadcasting in the United Kingdom. He was made a life peer in 1976. SELLING POINTS: * A first person account from a writer who served at Bletchley Park * Revelatory account by an internationally renowned author * A vivid account of code-breaking, the Enigma machine and Hut Six ILLUSTRATIONS: 30 photographs *
| ISBN-13 | 9781848326156 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1848326157 |
| Weight | 1.25 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.14 x 0.00 x 9.21 In |
| List Price | $25.27 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Pages | 256 pages |
| Publisher | Frontline Books |
| Published On | 2011-05-30 |
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