Hijacking Enigma: The Insider′s Tale - Softcover

Large, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470863471 ISBN 13: 9780470863473

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2004

Synopsis

The theft from Bletchley Park in 2000 of the legendary Enigma machine, the device used by the Allies to decode German messages during World War II, was an altogether novel and frightening twist on recent history. Closely followed by the British media, the theft of the Enigma machine was later revealed to be part of a well--orchestrated hate campaign against Bletchley Parka s new director, Christine Large. Hijacking Enigma is her story, a harrowing insidera s look at whata s ita s like to be at the centre of a complex cat--and--mouse game and media frenzy.

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About the Author

Christine Large continues a line of individualistic Bletchley Park directors. Her career began with a law degree and includes private sector business roles and voluntary work. She has been employed by the National Federation of Women's Institutes, has been a university lecturer in business studies, a CBI London council member, chaired the governing body of London's largest state primary school and chaired a national charity. She helped Bletchley Park as a volunteer for eighteen months before being appointed its director in 1998. Christine's mother--in--law worked at Bletchley Park during the war and her father--in--law retrieved Allied spies from overseas for Special Operations Executive. Her mission is to build on the codebreaking pioneers' work, transforming the site into a heritage park famed for education and technology innovation. Christine lives in London and is married with two daughters. Her hobbies include playing the cello and learning Russian.

From the Back Cover

In a quiet graveyard in rural England a well-dressed man is digging at a tomb. He is careful not to disturb the occupant?s slumbers as he removes a deeply buried package. He recovers the find and drives away. Shortly afterwards, another man also approaches the grave. He, however, is disappointed. This nerve-tingling operation is part of a cat-and-mouse plot played out between the police and the possessor of a rare and valuable Enigma machine that had been stolen from Bletchley Park.

This bizarre episode in Bletchley Park?s history is as mysterious as the activities of the wartime codebreakers who worked there. In this gripping detective story Christine Large, Director of Bletchley Park, reveals the theft?s inside story and explains exactly how the person in possession of the machine was caught.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470863471
• ISBN 13: 9780470863473
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302