Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944 →

“… these men came here – British and our Allies, and Americans – to storm these beaches for one purpose only, not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve freedom. . . . Many thousands of men have died for such ideals as these. . . but these young boys. . . were cut off in their prime. . . I devoutly hope that we will never again have to see such scenes as these. I think and hope, and pray, that humanity will have learned. . . we must find some way . . . to gain an eternal peace for this world.”

> – via Carlo D’Este - Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life (ISBN-10: 0805056874)

Seventy Five Years Ago, The Bombe Girls

Bletchley Park pays homage to the popularly monikered Bombe Girls (Eight Wrens - Women’s Royal Naval Service), who had arrived at Bletchley Park seventy five years go, and focused on operating the Turing-Welchman Bombe Machine.

Petard Pinch →

Bletchley Park hosts the Petard Pinch in Hut 8 this month (prudently ensconced in beautiful Milton Kynes, UK - specifically at The Mansion, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EB). In case you are unfamiliar with the story of The Petard Pinch, I highly recommend visiting Hut 8 to become rightly acquainted with this WWII Litany of Life, Death and Cryptography on th ehigh seas in His Majesty's service (before HRH Queen Elizabeth ascended the Throne).

Intelligence QOTD, Edwin Layton, RADM, USN →

'I want you to be the Admiral Nagumo of my staff. I want your every thought, every instinct as you believe Admiral Nagumo might have them. You are to see the war, their operations, their aims, from the Japanese viewpoint and keep me advised what you are thinking about, what you are doing, and what purpose, what strategy, motivates your operations. If you can do this, you will give me the kind of information needed to win this war.' - Edwin Layton, RADM USN, 'And I Was There', 1985, pg.357, ISBN-13: 978-5550460245, Publisher - Random House (March 1987)

Brought to my undeniably over-taxed attention by the Red Team Journal

Codebreaker Granddaughter →

Litany of the quiet heroism of William Gordon Welchman at Bletchley Park, his modern day connections (in this case his granddaughter's well-placed esteem). Today's Must Read.

WWII Hackers →

Presentation by Anja Drephal detailing a Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик (also known as the CCCP) or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) espionage cell, operating within the national boundaries of Nippon in the 1930s and 1940s along with it's success in crypto. Whilst nearly two years old and delivered to the assembled at the Chaos Communication Congress 2013 (30C3), Drephal's presentation is assuredly worth directing your attention to (the math in the second half of the presentation is chock full of Import & Intrigue); Tuesday's Must View documentary...