In 1939 several hundred people reported to a Victorian Mansion
in Buckinghamshire to be known as Station X, the Allies top secret
centre for deciphering enemy codes. Their task was to break the
Enigma cypher used for high level German communications. The
people involved, from Alan Turing - father of the modern computer
- to the operatives who intercepted the messages are all part of
this history. The author interviewed many of those who worked
there to build a picture of exactly what life was like in this
chaotic and isolated environment.
The autobiography of General Norman Schwarzkopf, the Allied
commander in the first Gulf War. The book includes his experiences
in Vietnam as an airborne officer, as well as a detailed account
of the Gulf War following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1991.
Twelve views of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein by
friends and associates. Including his WWII Intelligence Officer
and his Battle Liaison Officers. A dynamic leader inspiring
loyalty and determination, or a narrow minded, vainglorious
ascetic martinet?
Fine in d/w (with small tear at foot of spine - x + 180pp, 9
photos.
