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

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 > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Zweiter Weltkrieg, Geschichte, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, B, History, Westeuropa, Social History, Social & cultural history, Second World War, auseinandersetzen, 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