The Real Enigma Heroes - 9780752444727

For almost sixty years after their deaths, three men, whose brave actions shortened the Second World War by as much as two years, remained virtually unknown and uncelebrated. Two of the men had lost their lives retrieving vital German codebooks from a sinking U-boat. The third survived the war, only to die in a house fire while still a teenager.
But it was the precious documents they seized in October 1942 that enabled Bletchley Park's codebreakers to crack Enigma and so win the Battle of the Atlantic. Now recognised as a pivotal moment in world history, three British servicemen had made it possible to finally beat the U-boats, but not even their families could be told of the importance of their deaths.
Cloaked in secrecy for decades, then recast as fictional Americans by the Hollywood film U-571, this is the amazing story of the men who helped unlock the key to Enigma ... and the story of a newspaper's five-year fight to win them the recognition they deserve. This book is written in celebration of Colin Grazier GC, Tony Fasson GC, and Tommy Brown GM - the real Enigma heroes.