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

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.

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

About the author

Christopher Smith teaches modern British history at Aberystwyth University, UK.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: C Smith, C. Smith
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9781349694891
• ISBN: 978-1-349-69489-1
• No. of pages: 238
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 14 mm x 217 mm
• Weight: 316 g
• Illustrations: VII, 238 p. 1 illus.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; 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