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The Bletchley Girls by Tessa Dunlop
4.0
Not my usual material on my shelves, but I absolutely adore reading about women in wartime, and their war effort. Bletchley came to my attention after an ITV drama “Bletchley Circle” aired on UK TV (I highly recommend!). Prior to that, I only knew of Bletchley park vaguely, and mostly for the fact it is where they cracked Enigma and and passing general knowledge of Alan Turing. I didn’t really know much about the women who worked around the clock there for four years, contributing to the understanding of codebreaking which would eventually help to end the war. Talk about overlooking a vital piece of evidence!
Througout this book, Dunlop has managed to track down a number of the women who worked at the Park in secret during the war, some of whom have never spoken about what they did during the war, as per the Official Secrets Act- until now. They talk about their daily struggles, being away from friends and family, communiting to the Park, the secrets that came with the Park (both the work they conducted and the Park itself). I found it all fascinating!
I recommend this to anyone who loves historical accounts (fiction or non) set in the wartime era, and to those who enjoy reading about strong and determined women- because for too long, they have been “Anonymous”.
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Througout this book, Dunlop has managed to track down a number of the women who worked at the Park in secret during the war, some of whom have never spoken about what they did during the war, as per the Official Secrets Act- until now. They talk about their daily struggles, being away from friends and family, communiting to the Park, the secrets that came with the Park (both the work they conducted and the Park itself). I found it all fascinating!
I recommend this to anyone who loves historical accounts (fiction or non) set in the wartime era, and to those who enjoy reading about strong and determined women- because for too long, they have been “Anonymous”.
For more of my reviews, please visit thebookheap
http://thebookheap.wordpress.com