Ultra goes to war : the secret story / Ronald Lewin

London : Hutchinson, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 397 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-383) and index. Contents: The glow-lamp machine -- The British breakthrough -- A plan called Smith -- Station X -- The secret Limeys -- The Mediterranean shores -- Mr Churchill's secret source -- Ultramarine -- The American involvement -- Alamein to the Alps -- Overture and beginners: the prelude to D Day -- Finale and curtains: from D Day to victory. Subjects: 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain. Secret service. World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service. Military intelligence History. Ciphers History. World War, 1939-1945 Science. Military intelligence Great Britain History. Intelligence services Europe History World War II, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain. Second World War, 1939-1945. military intelligence. cryptography. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated.