Before Bletchley Park : the Codebreakers of the First World War.

Before Bletchley Park : the Codebreakers of the First World War.

The story of Bletchley Park's codebreaking operations in the Second World War is now well known, but its counterparts in the First World War - Room 40 & MI1(b) - remain in the shadows, despite their involvement in and influence on most of the major events of that war. From the First Battle...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gannon, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The History Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Naval Intelligence Division. > Room 40 > History.
Great Britain. > MI1b > History.
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Cryptography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Secret service > Great Britain.
History
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • Prologue
  • 1 Munitions of War
  • 2 Breakout
  • 3 The Longest Link
  • 4 Urgent Imperial Service
  • 5 Birth of a Legend
  • 6 Code Capture
  • 7 Codes and Ciphers
  • 8 Early Days
  • 9 Blockade
  • 10 Counter-Blockade
  • 11 'For You the War is Over'
  • 12 'The Pillars of Hercules have Fallen'
  • 13 Inside Room 40
  • 14 Codebreakers
  • 15 The Spanish Interception
  • 16 'Most Secret: Decipher Yourself'
  • 17 97556 = Zimmermann
  • 18 On Timing and Treachery
  • 19 Applied Intelligence
  • 20 War, Revolution and Peace
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Picture Sections

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