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The Spies of Winter: The GCHQ codebreakers who fought the Cold War, McKay, Sincl
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- ISBN
- 9781781312971
- Book Title
- Spies of Winter : the Gchq Codebreakers Who Fought the Cold War
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group UK
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- Intelligence & Espionage, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Modern / General
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 24.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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Following on from the enormous success of his bestseller, The Secret Life of Bletchley Park , renowned author Sinclair McKay uncovers the story of what happened after the end of the Second World War. Once victory was declared, many of the individuals who had achieved the seemingly impossible at Bletchley Park by cracking the impenetrable Enigma codes and giving the Allies an invaluable insight directly into the Nazi war machine, moved on to GCHQ. This was the British government's new facility established to fight a different, but no less formidable foe - Stalin and the KGB. Fascinating and insightful revelations from deep within the archives of this secret organisation reveal the story of the tumultuous early years of GCHQ as it navigated its way through an era of double agents, deception and betrayals. From the defection of the Cambridge Five and the treachery of the atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs, to the collapse of the British Empire, the ascension of Chairman Mao and the emergence of the US as a superpower, McKay deftly explores the impact these events had on the fledgling organisation. During the years of the Cold War the men and women of GCHQ penetrated Soviet encryptions and gathered crucial intelligence from all over the world. The Spies of Winter tells the story of the codebreakers themselves and how they used new technology to expand the horizons of cryptography in order to defend the nation and maintain the fragile peace in a world now under the shadow of nuclear holocaust.
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Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group UK
ISBN-10
1781312974
ISBN-13
9781781312971
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219269528
Product Key Features
Book Title
Spies of Winter : the Gchq Codebreakers Who Fought the Cold War
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Intelligence & Espionage, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Modern / General
Publication Year
2017
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Jn329.I6
Reviews
'It is a neglected period in popular history and McKay does well to bring it to life...a readable canter over the ground for anyone unfamiliar with one of the important ways in which the second world war shaped -- and continues to shape -- our modern world' - The Spectator 'As he has proved before, Sinclair McKay has no peers when it comes to the history of Bletchley Park - and its aftermath. Lucid, well-researched and rich in detail, The Spies of Winter is a valuable addition to the genre.' - Daily Mail, 'As he has proved before, Sinclair McKay has no peers when it comes to the history of Bletchley Park - and its aftermath. Lucid, well-researched and rich in detail, The Spies of Winter is a valuable addition to the genre.', 'It is a neglected period in popular history and McKay does well to bring it to life...a readable canter over the ground for anyone unfamiliar with one of the important ways in which the second world war shaped -- and continues to shape -- our modern world'
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2016-364829
Dewey Decimal
327.12094109045
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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