This is the story of a time and a place that changed the world.
The time begins with Hitler's rise to power in 1933. The place is The Intelligence Zone – an area of England north of London - with its heart at Bletchley Park.
The book is ' A brilliant and accessible' exploration of the scientific advances that allowed Britain to survive the Second World War. Those advances – such as the splitting of the atom (in Cambridge, in 1933) and the development of radar and computing – played a key part in the preservation of the free world.
It tells of the dozens of secret sites which were engaged in all forms of intelligence gathering, using spies, reconnaissance planes, radar, and listening bases which captured messages from the German Enigma machine. It tells how Bletchley Park and MI6 used that secret information to guide military and political leaders, spies and saboteurs, and send fleets and armies to war.
A book written with insight, pace and wit. Here are many tales of discovery, espionage and sometimes terror, often in the words of the actors themselves.
And it tells of a great leader, Winston Churchill, moulder of history and the voice and saviour of the west. Here Churchill – whose mother was American - forged with Roosevelt the grand transatlantic alliance which brought the western powers together to preserve democracy from the evil of racist totalitarian regimes.
“Customers find it 'fascinating and entertaining'” (Amazon) and “a thoroughly good history of the lead up to WWII and the first three years of the conflict.”
'Prepare to be enlightened and moved' (Goodreads review).
(The sequel, A New World After Pearl, continues the story after the Japanese attack on America at Pearl Harbour in 1941- and is equally popular)
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Toru, Kai (illustrateur). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR013456111
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
PAP. Etat : New. Toru, Kai (illustrateur). New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur L0-9781739329907
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. Toru, Kai (illustrateur). N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781739329907
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
PAP. Etat : New. Toru, Kai (illustrateur). New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur L0-9781739329907
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Allemagne
Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Toru, Kai (illustrateur). Neuware - London - May 1940Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Great Britain at a terrifying time. The German armies who had trounced his troops in France were massing to follow them across the narrow Straits of Dover. How could his broken armies stop them This looked like the end for Britain. A new Dark Age was dawning.Before a sombre parliament, Churchill told his country that all he could offer them was 'blood, sweat, toil and tears.' Unusually for the great orator, Winston was missing something. He should have added brains. For scientific advances and discoveries were made in Britain which would blunt the Nazi attack and be critical to Allied victory. They would, indeed, be cornerstones of our post-war world.Most of those advances were made in 'The Intelligence Zone' - an area of England as important in world history as any place on our planet.This book tells what those advances were and how they saved Britain.It is a tale of drama, achievement and sometimes terror, often told in the words of those who lived through it. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781739329907
Quantité disponible : 2 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Rarewaves.com UK, London, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. Toru, Kai (illustrateur). N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781739329907
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles