The Secret Listeners

The Men and Women Posted Across the World to Intercept the German Codes for Bletchley Park

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Sinclair McKay

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The men and women of the 'Y' (for Wireless') Service were sent out across the world to run listening stations from Gibraltar to Cairo, intercepting the German military's encrypted messages for decoding back at the now-famous Bletchley Park mansion. Such wartime postings were life-changing adventures - travel out by flying boat or Indian railways, snakes in filing cabinets and heat so intense the perspiration ran into your shoes - but many of the secret listeners found lifelong romance in their far-flung corner of the world. Now, drawing on dozens of interviews with surviving veterans, Sinclair McKay tells their remarkable story at last.

Author Biography:

Sinclair McKay writes regularly for the Daily Telegraph and The Secret Listeners and has written books about James Bond and Hammer horror for Aurum. His next book, about the wartime 'Y' Service during World War II, is due to be published by Aurum in 2012. He lives in London.

Release date NZ

July 4th, 2013

Author

Sinclair McKay

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

352

Dimensions

129x196x24

ISBN-13

9781781310793

Product ID

20969080

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