Hidden History of Bletchley Park - A Social and Organisational History, 1939-1945

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Smith teaches modern British history at Aberystwyth University, UK. Klappentext This book is a 'hidden' history of Bletchley Park during the Second World War, which explores the agency from a social and gendered perspective. It examines themes such as: the experience of wartime staff members; the town in which the agency was situated; and the cultural influences on the wartime evolution of the agency. Zusammenfassung This book is a 'hidden' history of Bletchley Park during the Second World War! which explores the agency from a social and gendered perspective. It examines themes such as: the experience of wartime staff members; the town in which the agency was situated; and the cultural influences on the wartime evolution of the agency. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Organisation of the Government Code and Cypher School 2. Recruitment at GC&CS: 1919-1945 3. On-duty Life at the Government Code and Cypher School 4. The Administration of Off-Duty Life and Staff Welfare 5. Off-Duty Life: Staff Experience 6. Bletchley Park and its Impact on the Local Community Conclusion

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Organisation of the Government Code and Cypher School 2. Recruitment at GC&CS: 1919-1945 3. On-duty Life at the Government Code and Cypher School 4. The Administration of Off-Duty Life and Staff Welfare 5. Off-Duty Life: Staff Experience 6. Bletchley Park and its Impact on the Local Community Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: C Smith, C. Smith, Christopher Smith
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2015
• EAN: 9781137484925
• ISBN: 978-1-137-48492-5
• No. of pages: 245
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); B, History, Social History, Social & cultural history, Second World War, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, World War, 1939-1945, History of World War II and the Holocaust