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Britain Listening - How Bletchley Park helped win World War 2

A 4 week online course with Dr Richard Marks

Bletchley Park was a key part in the allied victory over the Axis Powers during World War 2. Only recently has the true story of the work of the people there been able to be told. The site was a key part of allied code breaking, but also so much more. The birth of computing which transformed the world during the postwar period started at Bletchley. As did the British electronics industry, and major sea changes in global telecommunications which we are so reliant on in the twenty-first.

In this course, historian Dr. Richard Marks will take you on a journey through the history of the 'Government Code & Cypher School', what was done there, and the people who did it. The course will also look at how Bletchley fitted into British intelligence and worked alongside organisations such as SOE, MI6 and the American OSS.

This is a four week online course with sessions on: April 25th, May 2nd, May 9th & May 16th, All sessions run from 7 – 9pm.

Pre-booking is required.  

Image: Bletchley Park, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

About Berkshire Family History Society

This course is organised by Berkshire Family History Society CIO, a registered charity number 1204390.