British Intelligence in the Second World War: Its Influence on Strategy and Operation Volume I. by Hinsley, F. H.; Thomas, E. E.; Ransom, C. F. G.; & Knight, R. C - 1979

first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket (Cambridge 1979); volume one only (Influence on Strategy and Operations); no prior owner marks; minimal age tone; tight bind; clean cloth cover bright gilt titling; dj has little rub to glossy panels and edge wear (compression); a small nick to dj upper spine H25ambib

Cambridge University Press, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Cambridge University Press, 1979. 1st Printing. Cloth. Good/good +. 4to, pp. [4], v-xiii, [3], 3-601. Green cloth-covered boards with black and gilt accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. Slightly cocked spine. Dust jacket with minor wear. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.

New York: Cambridge University Press, 1979. fair to good, ex-lib., fair to good. 601, v.1 only, endpaper maps, footnotes, apps, index, libr stamp & barcode, pencil underlining & marginal notes, lib sticker spinestray blue pencil mark to fore-edge, some soiling to fore-edge, DJ creased and small edge tears, DJ is from the British edition. This volume covers events from the outbreak of war through operations in Greece, Iraq, Crete, and Syria in 1941.

London: Cambridge University Press, 1979. 601pp/maps & end-paper maps. Analyzes the evolution of British intelligence during the war. Light edgewear to dj. Text Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Cambridge University Press, 1979. 601pp/maps & end-paper maps. Analyzes the evolution of British intelligence during the war. Light edgewear to dj. Text Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Cambridge University Press, 1979. 601pp/maps & end-paper maps. Analyzes the evolution of British intelligence during the war. Light edgewear to dj. Text Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Presumed First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. xiii, [1], 601, [1] pages. Volume 1 ONLY. Color endpaper maps. Abbreviations. Footnotes, Appendices. Map. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. Some ink underlining and marginal marks noted. Sir Francis Harry Hinsley OBE (26 November 1918 - 16 February 1998) was an English historian and cryptanalyst. He worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War and wrote widely on the history of international relations and British Intelligence during the Second World War. Hinsley helped initiate a programme of seizing Enigma machines and keys from German weather ships, such as the Lauenburg, thereby facilitating Bletchley Park's resumption of interrupted breaking of German Naval Enigma. Hinsley produced, with others, the multi-volume official history British Intelligence in the Second World War, and argued that Enigma decryption had speeded Allied victory by 1-4 years while not… Read More