Behind the Enigma

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Behind the Enigma
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AuthorJohn Ferris
Published20 October 2020
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

Behind the Enigma: The Authorised History of GCHQ, Britain's Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency is an authorised history of GCHQ, written by intelligence and security expert [1] John Ferris. [2] It was published on 20 October 2020 by Bloomsbury Publishing. [1]

Reception

Lawrence D. Freedman, reviewing from Foreign Affairs , commented that the book's judgement on Bletchley Park's influence was "careful". [3] However, the book's engagement was critiqued by The Guardian , which described it as "deeply technical in places and largely lacking in colour or human drama", despite praising the coverage of intelligence during the Falklands War. [2] The book was also reviewed by The Times and Cryptologia . [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "GCHQ's history told for the first time in Behind the Enigma". gchq.gov.uk. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Harding, Luke (21 October 2020). "Behind the Enigma by John Ferris review – inside Britain's most secret intelligence agency". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ↑ FreedmanMarch/April 2021, Lawrence D. (2021-04-15). "A Review of "Behind the Enigma" by John Ferris". Foreign Affairs . ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-01-25.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Urban, Mark. "Behind the Enigma by John Ferris, review — the not-so-super spies of GCHQ". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  5. ↑ Marks, Philip (2023-01-16). "Review of Behind the Enigma by John Ferris" . Cryptologia: 1–30. doi:10.1080/01611194.2022.2156311. ISSN   0161-1194. S2CID   256126968.


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