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The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park

The Secret Intelligence Station that Helped Defeat the Nazis

Dermot Turing Christopher Andrew

9781838576509
256 pages
Arcturus Publishing Limited
Overview

Written by the nephew of the "Father of Modern Computing", Alan Turing, this title provides a unique insight into the codebreaking efforts at Bletchley Park.

The codebreaking efforts at Bletchley Park have obtained greater recognition since the release of the film The Imitation Game in 2014.

The codebreaker Alan Turing was voted as the greatest icon of the 20th century in a BBC programme in 2019.

Includes a chapter on US involvement in Bletchley Park, including American codebreakers.

Author Bio
Dermot Turing graduated from King's College Cambridge and New College Oxford. He spent his career in the legal profession, most recently as a partner of Clifford Chance. Since 2014 he has moved into a more varied range of activities, including an active role as a trustee of Bletchley Park. Dermot Turing is the nephew of Alan Turing and author of Prof: Alan Turing Decoded (2015) and the well-received X,Y and Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken (2018).