F. H. Hinsley (1918–1998)
Auteur de Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park
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Séries
Œuvres de F. H. Hinsley
Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park (1993) — Directeur de publication — 418 exemplaires
The New Cambridge Modern History 11: Material Progress and World-Wide Problems 1870-98 (1962) 61 exemplaires
British intelligence in the Second World War : its influence on strategy and operations (1979) 56 exemplaires
British Intelligence in the Second World War: Its Influence on Strategy and Operations: v. 2 (History of the Second… (1981) 42 exemplaires
Power and the Pursuit of Peace: Theory and Practice in the History of Relations Between States (1962) 41 exemplaires
British Intelligence in the Second World War: Vol. 3, Part 1 (British Intelligence in the Second World War) (1984) 37 exemplaires
British Intelligence in the Second World War: Vol. 3, Part 2 (British Intelligence in the Second World War) (1988) 34 exemplaires
British Intelligence in the Second World War: Volume 4, Security and Counter-Intelligence (1990) 32 exemplaires
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- Autres noms
- Hinsley, Francis Harry
- Date de naissance
- 1918-11-26
- Date de décès
- 1998-02-16
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Staffordshire, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Études
- University of Cambridge
- Professions
- historian
cryptanalyst - Organisations
- Bletchley Park
- Prix et distinctions
- Order of the British Empire
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Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 15
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 793
- Popularité
- #32,132
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 35
- Langues
- 1
I admit going in to this that I hoped that each of the thirty stories would have some "I was there at a famous moment" anecdotes. But most talked about the monotony of working at a place that they couldn't tell anyone -- wives, husbands, parents, children -- about. A few made sure to point out how they felt overworked and underpaid throughout the war effort (which, of course, was longer in Europe than we Americans remember it being!). A couple of the stories were incredibly detailed, including one that provided a schematic with relays and switches showing how they built an Enigma-breaker. There were a few recollections that repeated some information, but it never felt duplicative or tedious.
The editors ended the book in a strange way: they saved the last essay for a woman -- one of several interviewed in the book, which was also impressive -- who just couldn't stand working in such a secretive place and doing nothing (so she thought), so she figured out a way to leave!
I was slightly disappointed that so few people remembered any significant moments (or even never-before-revealed secrets) during that period, although upon reflection, I probably can't remember all that many moments that would impress outsiders during the last five-plus years at my workplace. (There were a handful, though, and those were interesting, including the one who figured out the Japanese were creating a brand-new term during their surrender.)
You might learn a bit more about the specifics of German and Japanese codes by a book more concentrated on cryptography (like Kahn's famous Codebreakers), but this is a good read for those wanting to know how "normal" people functioned during World War II.
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LT Haiku:
Some codebreakers at
famous park share their stories
about secret work.… (plus d'informations)