This book is a 'hidden' history of Bletchley Park during the Second World War, which explores the agency from a social and gendered perspective. It examines themes such as: the experience of wartime staff members; the town in which the agency was situated; and the cultural influences on the wartime evolution of the agency.

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Aberystwyth University, UK

Christopher Smith

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Christopher Smith teaches modern British history at Aberystwyth University, UK.

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Book Title: The Hidden History of Bletchley Park
Book Subtitle: A Social and Organisational History, 1939–1945
Authors: Christopher Smith
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137484932
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-48492-5Published: 26 August 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-69489-1Published: 20 November 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-48493-2Published: 26 August 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 238
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History of World War II and the Holocaust, Social History, Modern History

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