The West and the free world as a whole owes this man. Say what you will about his sexual identity but without his skills we could have lived in a much different world.
Any WW2 history written before the story of the Ultra Decrypts was revealed is simply incomplete.
—”The West and the free world as a whole owes this man.”
Not wanting to detract from the great man, but add to the chain, the lesser-knowns, and the unknowns.
The physical bravery of many and those who ‘gave their last’, to crack the Enigma machine.
!!!CLIMB INTO A DARK SINKING ENEMY SUBMARINE!!!!
“Brown’s testimony records what happened on his return to the conning tower: “I shouted, ‘You better come up!’ twice, and they had just started up when the submarine started to sink very quickly.” U559 sank beneath the waves.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/20/enigma-code-u-boat-u559-hms-petard-sebag-montefiori
Long ago, I enjoyed reading of their exploits.