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The true and extraordinary story of one of the last surviving women to have worked in codebreaking at both Bletchley Park and the Pentagon. Born one hundred years ago, Betty Webb MBE, LOH (Legion of Honour) has had a ringside seat to history. After graduating from school, she faced the usual limited opportunities for employment on offer to women at the time. However, with the war in full swing, fate intervened and in 1941, wanting to play her part in the war effort, Betty joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (Women's Army). After being interviewed by an intelligence officer, she found herself at Euston station with her kit-bag, a travel warrant in her pocket and instructions to get off the train at Bletchley Park. Between 1941 and 1945 Betty played a vital role in the top-secret efforts being made to decipher the secret communications of the Germans and later the Japanese. In 1945, as other members of the forces returned home from the war in Europe, she was sent to the Pentagon and was in Washington DC when the atomic bombs fell and when Eisenhower announced the end of the war. Betty was unable to reveal the true nature of her work, even to her parents, until years later. In this fascinating book, she revisits the key moments of her life and recounts the incredible stories from her time at Bletchley Park. AUTHOR: Charlotte 'Betty' Webb, served at the Government Code and Cypher School's (GC&CS) codebreaking operation at Bletchley Park between 1941 and 1945, then flew in a flying boat to the US to work at the Pentagon, Washington DC until the end of war with Japan. The experience was a stark contrast to her upbringing in rural Richard's Castle, Herefordshire. Betty first wrote about her life in her memoir 'Secret Postings' in 2011. A new version of her memoir titled 'No More Secrets: My part in codebreaking at Bletchley Park and the Pentagon' published by Mardle books on 4 May 2023 includes extended and new details about her work in The Mansion, her social life and her colleagues and friends at Bletchley Park. Betty was awarded an MBE for her work to promote the story of Bletchley Park and the Légion d'honneur for her work during the war. She is 100 years of age in May 2023 and is still giving talks about her part of the code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park and the Pentagon during the Second World War.

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'Engaging autobiography.'  * Daily Telegraph *

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Betty Webb MBE, Legion d'honneur, is a one-hundred-year-old veteran who served at Bletchley Park and the Pentagon in the US during the Second World War. She was married and lives in London. Betty Webb MBE, Légion d'honneur, is a one-hundred-year-old veteran who served at Bletchley Park and the Pentagon in the US during the Second World War. She was married and lives in London.

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