Voices of the Code Breakers: Personal Accounts of the secret heroes of WW2. Michael Paterson David and Charles, £14.99 ISBN 13 978 0 71532280 2 Published 2007

It's not just in the Soviet Union that recently declassified documents are changing the way we view WW2. It also applies to the secret world of codes and code-breaking. This extremely readable book presents a selection of individuals who played a significant part in breaking enemy communications and giving the Allies the edge when it came to winning the war.

It moves from the Navaho wireless operators who worked so effectively for the US armed forces in the Pacific War, to the tireless efforts of the many people beavering away at Bletchley Park in England. It really does focus on the personal accounts of the men and women involved - some of the stories are already familiar but many are not. Sories of great personal bravery as well as of indefatiguable effort to break codes and provide intelligence.

By taking a largely chronological approach to the story the book helps you appreciate the growing importance of inytelligence in winning the war. A great read.

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