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I wonder why this book does not mention Alan Turing, who was deeply involved in the work at Bletchley Park. "Turing played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements ...." (Wikipedia) Homophobia, perhaps?

Mandy Galileo A lot of the Ultra material only started coming out to the public in the 1970s, around the time this book was written. Some of the really interesting …moreA lot of the Ultra material only started coming out to the public in the 1970s, around the time this book was written. Some of the really interesting and very well written books on WWII sadly also suffer from lack of information due to material still being classified at the time. Just look at Churchill's and Eisenhower's own memoirs as perfect examples of this.(less)

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I am finding the style of writing most disagreeable. :( May have to give this one up?

Slim Evans Me too. Why is it so hard to read? I put it down. Might try again.

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I'm reading The Ultra Secret vy F.W. Winterbotham. It cites some names of the codebreaking time, but not Alan Turing. It was written in 1974, so I assuming it was Turing was still persona non grata?

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