A WAAF AT WAR: OR BALLOONS TO BLETCHLEY PARK
£7.10
This is Margaret’s story, an ordinary young woman from the shires who voluntarily joined the war against Germany and the Nazi Party.
It is a story that takes us from a small rural coal mining town to the sheer hard graft of handling highly hazardous barrage balloons, a sojourn at an operational bomber base.
From there we are taken into the almost monastic world of signals intelligence collection at Bletchley Park. Not for her the interminable copying of sacred texts, rather the transcribing of enemy signal traffic.
To this day Margaret will not talk about her work at Bletchley Park in any detail. This has caused frustration amongst historians, including Bletchley Park itself.
Winston Churchill described the young women at Bletchley as ‘the geese that laid the golden eggs and never cackled.’
And so it has proved.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Independently published (22 Feb. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 142 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8378417490 |
| Dimensions | 12.7 x 0.91 x 17.78 cm |
by arras1917
Amazing story of a lady who gave her all for 2nd World War.
by Greenie
This is a very small book both in size & content however it throws a light on the contribution young ladies made dying WWII & serving in the Royal Air Force. An interesting read.
by Amazon Customer
Good read
by Peter
An entertaining read, offering a fascinating insight into some personal, social and historical aspects of the Second World War that you will not find anywhere else. A story of commitment, fortitude and a little intrigue. A short easy read for everybody
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