Customer Reviews:
 Disappointing January 17, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A disappointing book, given the exciting subject matter. The different authors recounting their experiences gives it a disjointed feel and some are clearly better story tellers than others. The precise, repetitive 'Civil Service' language is wearing to read.
Dry in parts but wonderful insights May 27, 2000
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Definitely one for those with more than a passing interest in the subject, but fascinating insights and details of the work of Bletchley Park. The series of essays by different authors, all firsst hand accounts, could have been better edited. The biggest weakness is their arrangement in descending order of importance: the heavyweight work on Enigma and Fish is all at the front, making the book less interesting as you progress.
 Book hard to track, need a good background of WWII to get it October 23, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book was hard to follow all the way thru. Very dry is some spots and lacked the suspense, of other books of the time. Also, the multiple authors, while good in concept, tended to repeat themselves thru the book. The same bits of color, or background, were presented a number of times. The repitition left this reader a little numbed. It could be helped with a better bit of editing and some explanations to tie the different chapter together.
Fairly dry and heavy going in places. April 21, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a multi-author book with original contributions from boffins who actually worked at Bletchley Park. As such, it was fairly difficult for a lay reader to comprehend. Illustrations are fine as far as they go, but there are too few of them. One for the historian I'd say!
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