This is beautifully slipcasedÿpresented collector's edition of the best selling title; The Lost World of Bletchley Park;ÿa comprehensive illustrated history of this remarkable place; from its prewar heyday as a country estate; its wartime requisition and how it became the place where modern computing was invented and the German Enigma code was cracked; to its post-war dereliction and then rescue towards the end of the twentieth century as a museum.Removable memorabilia includes:1938 recruiting memo with a big tick against Turing's nameChurchill's `Action this day' letter giving code breakers extra resourcesHandwritten Turing memosTop Secret Engima decryptions; about the sinking of the Bismark; German High Command's assessment of D-Day threat and ÿthe message announcing Hitler's suicideA wealth of everyday items such as call-up papers; security notices and propoganda postersNewly redesigned interiors with 25% new content; high end slipcase package featuring removable facsimile documents; this is an essential purchase for everyone interested and wanting to experience the place where code-breaking helped to win the war.
#507442 in Books Douglas McIntyre 2012-08-26Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.77 x .76 x 5.08l; .45 #File Name: 1771000309256 pages
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