Product Information
In 1974 it was this book that revealed to the world the Second World War's best kept secret: the operation - based at Bletchley Park and codenamed Ultra - which cracked the German cypher machine, Enigma. F.W. Winterbotham, chief of the air department of the Secret Intelligence Service during the war, was the man responsible for the organisation, distribution and security of Ultra. Here is the personal story of how this most secret information was received and processed, how it was distributed to commanders in the field, and the vital role it played in Britain's survival in 1940 and 1941, and in later Allied victories. Scores of books have been written on the subject since, but The Ultra Secret remains a unique insider's story of the near miracle of Ultra - 'the secret weapon that won the war', as Churchill called it.Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
ISBN-139780297644057
eBay Product ID (ePID)89949942
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
Publication NameThe Ultra Secret: the inside Story of Operation Ultra, Bletchley Park and Enigma
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year1999
TypeTextbook
AuthorF.W. Winterbotham
SeriesWeidenfeld & Nicolson 50th Years
Dimensions
Item Height225 mm
Item Weight420 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorF.W. Winterbotham