The Woman Who Censored Churchill - Couverture souple

Ive, Ruth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0752455834 ISBN 13 : 9780752455839

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

The Woman Who Censored Churchill During the second World War, the only way Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt could communicate was through a top secret transatlantic telephone link. Ruth Ive, a young stenographer working in the Ministry of Information, had the job of censoring the line. This title describes the details of her story. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

During the Second World War, the only way Winston Churchill and his American counterpart Franklin D. Roosevelt could communicate was via a top secret transatlantic telephone link. All other Atlantic telephone cables had been disconnected to prevent the Germans intercepting information. Ruth Ive, then a young stenographer working in the Ministry of Information, had the job of censoring the line, and she spent the rest of the war listening in to the conversations across the Atlantic, ready to cut the line if anything was said that might compromise security. Ruth was sworn to secrecy about her work, and at the end of the war all documentation proving the existence of the telephone line was destroyed. It was not until 1995, when Churchills private files were finally declassified, that Ruth was able to research her story. Now, for the first time, one of the Second World Wars key workers describes the details of her incredible story, and the private conversations of two of the wars most important players can be revealed.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Ruth Ive was censor for the transatlantic telephone link during the Second World War. After the war she worked as a journalist, married and had two sons.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0752455834
• ISBN 13: 9780752455839
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168