The Secret Wireless War
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (692 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0956051529 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It documents the work of our agents in embassies abroad, and of those in German occupied territories; the story of Churchill's personal wireless operator, and there is the description by a German soldier of the Afrika Corps of his operating an Enigma machine at Rommel's headquarters in the desert. Personal tales by those who were part of this most secret of units abound in the book and it is an important record of people and events that-it is no exaggeration to say-helped to win the war. The curious story of 'Black Propaganda' is told and the units handling of the military ULTRA traffic out to commanders in the field. The units wireless station at Bletchley Park is described and its replacement by the stations at nearby Whaddon Hall which then became the wartime headquarters of Section VIII. Whilst essential, the technical side of the tale has not been allowed to dominate the book which is profusely illustrated.. It reports the earlier days of the original SIS wireless 'Station X' based in Barnes in south west London, and the building of its second station in a bungalow in Surrey with the strange name of 'Funny Neuk' - which turned out to be owned by Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair - 'C' - Chief of Secret Intelligence Services. This book tells of its formation and includes diary entries by one of the 'founding fathers' record
A Much Needed History This is not a James Bond story, nor does it have an exciting fast moving plot; rather it is a detailed history about MI6 communications during WWII written by a man who was part of it. It offers a considerable collection of photos, descriptions and accounts of who, what, when and where MI6 communications operated in England and sites all . Beyond Bletchley MI6 was (and is) British secret intelligence--something of a combination of our modern CIA and NSA. The best known British intelligence source was "Ultra"--the German signals generated by Enigma (and other) machines, and eventually broken at Bletchley Park, a secret operation knowledge of which was released only three decades after the wa. readsalot said A Poorly Written Book but of Some Historical Value. This book is not well organized. Its more like a jumble of individual observations and "facts".I found parts of it interesting as I like both radio and WW "A Poorly Written Book but of Some Historical Value" according to readsalot. This book is not well organized. Its more like a jumble of individual observations and "facts".I found parts of it interesting as I like both radio and WW 2 spy history and I am a Amateur radio operator. The author does make some good observations in the book about the wonderful RME National radio receivers made in America that were used . spy history and I am a Amateur radio operator. The author does make some good observations in the book about the wonderful RME National radio receivers made in America that were used