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Action This Day

Michael Smith

2001339 pagesabout 5–8 hours
2001
first published
  • 2001Bantam Press · 543 pages · ENGISBN 9780593049105
  • 2003Random House · 339 pages · ENGISBN 9780593049822

In 1941, in response to a warning by four of Britain's codebreakers that their efforts to break the Enigma code were being hampered by lack of funds, Winston Churchill ordered that they be given everything they need. This book traces the legacy of Bletchley Park, the codebreaking base.

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ViolenceFrequent

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ThemesWarPower

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