Inside Room 40: The Codebreakers of World War 1

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Ian Allan Publishing, 2010 - 287 pages
"The cast of characters that peopled Room 40, and its military equivalent, is as replete with brilliant academics and potty eccentrics as the more renowned codebreakers of Bletcheley Park in the Second World War. A few accounts from the individuals, who toiled night and day between 1914 and 1918, have survived and allow us to get a feel for what it would have been like inside Room 40 or MI1 (b) and to glimpse behind the mask of command and the veil of secrecy ..."--Back cover.

About the author (2010)

Paul Gannon is a journalist and writer who specializes in information and communications technology. His first book, Trojan Horses and National Champions: Crisis in Europe’s Computing and Telecommunications Industry was awarded the ‘T Book of the Year in 1997. More recently, he has written the Hillwalking Guide to Snowdonia and the highly acclaimed Colossus: Bletchley Park’s Greatest Secret for Atlantic Books.

Bibliographic information

TitleInside Room 40: The Codebreakers of World War 1
AuthorPaul Gannon
Editionillustrated
PublisherIan Allan Publishing, 2010
ISBN0711034087, 9780711034082
Length287 pages
  
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