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The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park (2010)

by Sinclair McKay(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1845135393 (ISBN13: 9781845135393)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Aurum Press Ltd

review 1: Given the topic, I expected this book to be more thrilling. Ok, so the actual code-breaking work was pretty tedious, and the enigma machines too difficult for most people to understand, but the tension of wartimes, and of all those highly intellectual people in close quarters just didn't come through. The writing style was quite slow and clunky, and reminded me of a school essay someone had been forced to write, without the slightest interest in the topic.
review 2: As a veteran, it was interesting for me to discover Bletchley Park, because much of what I did can be traced to that era. I liked reading about the evolution of cryptography through the lives of the people there. But this author fumbled when it came to the complexity of encryption, using very vague ... moreterms. I wish there was more research done on the subject. Also, the pacing of the story was uneven. For that, a 5 star book becomes 4. Or maybe my expectations were too high? I am still looking for books that blend encryption and the daily stories of soldiers in WW2 in a good way. less

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