The Secret Listeners - Intercept the German Codes for Bletchley Park

Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park lies another secret...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.

About the author

SINCLAIR MCKAY is the acclaimed author of history and historical true crime including the best-selling The Secret Life of Bletchley Park. HIs previous Aurum titles include Mile End Murder, The Lost World of Bletchley Park, The Secret Life of Fighter Command and The Secret Listeners for Aurum, as well as histories of Hammer films and the James Bond films. He writes features for the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday and lives in London.

Product details

• Authors: Sinclair McKay, McKay Sinclair
• Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2013
• EAN: 9781781310793
• ISBN: 978-1-78131-079-3
• No. of pages: 354
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Aurum Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Espionage & secret services, Modern warfare, Espionage and secret services, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater