• DocumentCode
    64122
  • Title

    Before bletchley

  • Author

    Gannon, Paul

  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Jun-14
  • Firstpage
    72
  • Lastpage
    75
  • Abstract
    In the lead-up to the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, Britain recognised the role telegraphy and wireless would play in the conflict, and took steps to stay ahead in the communications war. In advance of next month´s First World War centenary issue, we plot the birth of the secret intelligence unit, ´Room 40´ .
  • Keywords
    telegraphy; Bletchley..; Britain; Room 40; communications war; first world war; telegraphy; wireless;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/et.2014.0524
  • Filename
    6841012