The Special Operations Executive was formed from several pre-existing organisations to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers, and to aid local resistance movements.
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars This book by Group Captain Winterbotham was first published in 1974 and provided the detail of how the highly classified decrypted signals sent by the Germans during WWII and dubbed Top Secret Ultra or just Ultra, were used. Even after 50 years the book reveals to modern generations the details of some of the highly publicised battles of that conflict were orchestrated by the Allies, in such a way that the enemy did not realise that their codes had been broken. Much has been written and filmed about the code breakers of Bletchley Park but this book takes us to the employment and application of the Ultra signals and message content. Winterbotham concludes that the War's outcome "was, in fact, a very narrow shave, and the reader may like to ponder [...] whether or not we might have won had we not had Ultra" A fascinating book that enhances our understanding of the major operations conducted during WWII and of the man who was responsible for managing the Ultra.. Read more
NetGalley, Sandra Miller
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars This book by Group Captain Winterbotham was first published in 1974 and provided the detail of how the highly classified decrypted signals sent by the Germans during WWII and dubbed Top Secret Ultra or just Ultra, were used. Even after 50 years the book reveals to modern generations the details of some of the highly publicised battles of that conflict were orchestrated by the Allies, in such a way that the enemy did not realise that their codes had been broken. Much has been written and filmed about the code breakers of Bletchley Park but this book takes us to the employment and application of the Ultra signals and message content. Winterbotham concludes that the War's outcome "was, in fact, a very narrow shave, and the reader may like to ponder [...] whether or not we might have won had we not had Ultra" A fascinating book that enhances our understanding of the major operations conducted during WWII and of the man who was responsible for managing the Ultra.. Read more
NetGalley, Sandra Miller
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I had never heard of Hazel ‘Jicky’ Smith before so I was excited to read a biography about this fascinating woman. It was everything that I was looking for and enjoyed getting into the research and how it was used in this storyline. It was well researched and enjoyed how good Nicoletta Maggi wrote this.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I had never heard of Hazel ‘Jicky’ Smith before so I was excited to read a biography about this fascinating woman. It was everything that I was looking for and enjoyed getting into the research and how it was used in this storyline. It was well researched and enjoyed how good Nicoletta Maggi wrote this.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
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History With Jackson
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History With Jackson
If you have read the excellent books by Dr Helen Fry on Britain's intelligence gathering & the bugging of German POWs during the second world war, then this is the story of how the Americans created an almost identical system, for both Japanese & German prisoners. Between 1943-46 almost 3500 Germans lived only twelve miles from the Pentagon at a POW camp called Fort Hunt. Elsewhere in the US, a once luxurious Californian hotel where stars such as Clark Gable & Charlie Chaplin once frequented, Japanese POWs now occupied those same rooms. Unbeknown to them was the fact that all their rooms were bugged by hidden microphones in the previously lowered ceilings. Both of these facilities were based on British sites like Trent Park which had proved to be very successful. Like Britain, the US had also taken in Jewish refugees from Germany before the war. Some of these men were trained in how to question & interrogate German POWs, others would translate what the many microphones recorded. In the.. Read more
History Book Chat
If you have read the excellent books by Dr Helen Fry on Britain's intelligence gathering & the bugging of German POWs during the second world war, then this is the story of how the Americans created an almost identical system, for both Japanese & German prisoners. Between 1943-46 almost 3500 Germans lived only twelve miles from the Pentagon at a POW camp called Fort Hunt. Elsewhere in the US, a once luxurious Californian hotel where stars such as Clark Gable & Charlie Chaplin once frequented, Japanese POWs now occupied those same rooms. Unbeknown to them was the fact that all their rooms were bugged by hidden microphones in the previously lowered ceilings. Both of these facilities were based on British sites like Trent Park which had proved to be very successful. Like Britain, the US had also taken in Jewish refugees from Germany before the war. Some of these men were trained in how to question & interrogate German POWs, others would translate what the many microphones recorded. In the.. Read more
History Book Chat
"The information in this book contains details of several invasion plans, including numbers of ships and troops, that could be used to provide an historical background to a campaign. Alternatively, the clandestine activities of English or Irish revolutionaries and government agents might form a background for roleplay or skirmish games..."
Miniature Wargames
"The information in this book contains details of several invasion plans, including numbers of ships and troops, that could be used to provide an historical background to a campaign. Alternatively, the clandestine activities of English or Irish revolutionaries and government agents might form a background for roleplay or skirmish games..."
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Carve Her Name With Pride
Carve Her Name With Pride is the inspiring story of the half-French Violette Szabo who was born in Paris Iin 1921 to an English motor-car dealer, and a French Mother. She met and married Etienne Szabo, a Captain in the French Foreign Legion in 1940. Shortly after the birth of her daughter, Tania, her husband died at El Alamein. She became a FANY (First… Read more...
How to Undertake Surveillance and Reconnaissance offers you a systemic way to learn about these fascinating subjects—what they are and what they are not. In doing so, it will teach you how to employ the unique tradecraft associated with these interesting occupation in order to help you plan and carry out your own recon missions. In a world of growing… Read more...
With Britain braced for a German invasion, MI5 recruited an ex RNAS officer, come confidence trickster, called Walter Dicketts as a double agent. Codenamed Celery, Dicketts was sent to Lisbon with the seemingly impossible mission of persuading the Germans he was a traitor and then extract crucial secrets. Once there, the Nazis spirited him off to Germany.… Read more...
