Mair Russell-Jones worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War

"As someone who has written extensively on Bletchley Park, I rate this very highly . . . among the books written about one single person who worked at Bletchley it is of the highest quality."

• ContentsPreface 9Chapter 1: January 1941 A Personal World War 19Chapter 2: 1917–36 Rough Valley 25Chapter 3: 1936–38 London on the Eve of War 41Chapter 4: 1938–39 Cardiff University 51Chapter 5: 1940 Too Close to Home 63Chapter 6: February 1941 Strange Messengers 77Chapter 7: April 1941 Appointment in Whitehall 83Chapter 8: August 1941 My Longest Day 95Chapter 9: August 1941 Landlords from Hell 103Chapter 10: August 1941 First Day at Bletchley Park 111Chapter 11: August 1941 Unravelling the Enigma 123Chapter 12: August–October 1941 Is it Over Before it Has Begun? 137Chapter 13: November 1941 St Joan 145Chapter 14: 1941–42 Loved and Chosen 155Chapter 15: 1942–43 Girls Talk 173Chapter 16: 1941–44 Rank and File 189Chapter 17: 1944 D-Day 199Chapter 18: 1945 It Nearly Killed Churchill Too 213Chapter 19: 1945–99 Keeping Mum and Coming Out 227Chapter 20: 1999 Return of the Native 239Chapter 21: 2008 Read All About It 247Christmas 2013: Postscript 253Bibliography 256

Mair Russell-Jones worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War

"As someone who has written extensively on Bletchley Park, I rate this very highly . . . among the books written about one single person who worked at Bletchley it is of the highest quality."

• ContentsPreface 9Chapter 1: January 1941 A Personal World War 19Chapter 2: 1917–36 Rough Valley 25Chapter 3: 1936–38 London on the Eve of War 41Chapter 4: 1938–39 Cardiff University 51Chapter 5: 1940 Too Close to Home 63Chapter 6: February 1941 Strange Messengers 77Chapter 7: April 1941 Appointment in Whitehall 83Chapter 8: August 1941 My Longest Day 95Chapter 9: August 1941 Landlords from Hell 103Chapter 10: August 1941 First Day at Bletchley Park 111Chapter 11: August 1941 Unravelling the Enigma 123Chapter 12: August–October 1941 Is it Over Before it Has Begun? 137Chapter 13: November 1941 St Joan 145Chapter 14: 1941–42 Loved and Chosen 155Chapter 15: 1942–43 Girls Talk 173Chapter 16: 1941–44 Rank and File 189Chapter 17: 1944 D-Day 199Chapter 18: 1945 It Nearly Killed Churchill Too 213Chapter 19: 1945–99 Keeping Mum and Coming Out 227Chapter 20: 1999 Return of the Native 239Chapter 21: 2008 Read All About It 247Christmas 2013: Postscript 253Bibliography 256

Mair Russell-Jones worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War

"As someone who has written extensively on Bletchley Park, I rate this very highly . . . among the books written about one single person who worked at Bletchley it is of the highest quality."

• ContentsPreface 9Chapter 1: January 1941 A Personal World War 19Chapter 2: 1917–36 Rough Valley 25Chapter 3: 1936–38 London on the Eve of War 41Chapter 4: 1938–39 Cardiff University 51Chapter 5: 1940 Too Close to Home 63Chapter 6: February 1941 Strange Messengers 77Chapter 7: April 1941 Appointment in Whitehall 83Chapter 8: August 1941 My Longest Day 95Chapter 9: August 1941 Landlords from Hell 103Chapter 10: August 1941 First Day at Bletchley Park 111Chapter 11: August 1941 Unravelling the Enigma 123Chapter 12: August–October 1941 Is it Over Before it Has Begun? 137Chapter 13: November 1941 St Joan 145Chapter 14: 1941–42 Loved and Chosen 155Chapter 15: 1942–43 Girls Talk 173Chapter 16: 1941–44 Rank and File 189Chapter 17: 1944 D-Day 199Chapter 18: 1945 It Nearly Killed Churchill Too 213Chapter 19: 1945–99 Keeping Mum and Coming Out 227Chapter 20: 1999 Return of the Native 239Chapter 21: 2008 Read All About It 247Christmas 2013: Postscript 253Bibliography 256