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  • The Secret Listeners

    How the Y Service Intercepted the German Codes for Bletchley Park

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park lies another secret…The men and women of the ‘Y’ (for Wireless’) Service were sent out across the world to run listening stations from Gibraltar to Cairo, intercepting the German military’s encrypted messages for decoding back at the now-famous Bletchley Park mansion.Such wartime postings were life-changing adventures – travel out by flying ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Bletchley Park Brainteasers

    The bestselling quiz book full of puzzles inspired by Bletchley Park code breakers

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    Bestselling Bletchley Park Brainteasers continues to delight hundreds of thousands of devoted puzzlers with its fiendish puzzles, riddles and enigmas. It's never to late to join the code breakers of Bletchley Park in their enjoyment of a devilish challenge!Would you love to master morse code? Could you have have outsmarted an enigma machine? Would your love of chess have seen you recruited into ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Saint Petersburg

    Sacrifice and Redemption in the City That Defied Hitler

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    ‘Richly-layered and packed with insight, this riveting account of terrible events tells us as much about the present as it does the past’ Patrick Bishop, author of Paris '44From Peter the Great to Putin, a biography of the city Hitler tried - and failed - to wipe off the mapThe siege of Saint Petersburg – then known as Leningrad – stands as a testament to human endurance. Intended by the Nazis as ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Fire and the Darkness

    The Bombing of Dresden, 1945

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    An "evocative and poignant" narrative history of the Dresden Bombing, one of the most devastating attacks of WWII ( Foreign Affairs).On February 13, 1945, British bombers began their merciless attack on the German city of Dresden. The first contingent killed people and destroyed buildings, roads, and other structures. The second rained down fire, turning the streets into a blast furnace, the ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Churchill’s Boffins

    The Remarkable True Story of the Scientists Who Defeated Hitler

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    The incredible story of the unsung heroes whose scientific discoveries helped defeat the Nazis, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Dad’s ArmyChurchill's Boffins were a fascinating group of intellectuals who harnessed the latest scientific advancements – including their own innovations – to develop sometimes quirky but highly effective weapons in the fight against Hitler.In this lively, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • Murder at No. 4 Euston Square

    The Mystery of the Lady in the Cellar

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    A chilling true crime story of a baffling boarding house murder in Victorian London and the stunning secrets revealed by the investigation.Someone must have known what happened to Matilda Hacker. For someone in that house had killed her. So how could the murderer prove so elusive?Standing four storeys tall in an elegant Bloomsbury terrace, No. 4, Euston Square was a well-kept, respectable boarding ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spies of Winter

    The GCHQ Codebreakers Who Fought the Cold War

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    Following on from the enormous success of his bestseller, The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, renowned author Sinclair McKay uncovers the story of what happened after the end of the Second World War.Once victory was declared, many of the individuals who had achieved the seemingly impossible at Bletchley Park by cracking the impenetrable Enigma codes and giving the Allies an invaluable insight ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Lost World of Bletchley Park

    An Illustrated History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    An illustrated history of the English manor house and grounds that were home to the famous World War II codebreakers.The huge success of Sinclair's The Secret Life of Bletchley Park—a quarter of a million copies sold to date—has been symptomatic of a similarly dramatic increase in visitors to Bletchley Park itself, the Victorian mansion in Buckinghamshire now open as an engrossing museum of ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book

    Test Your Inner Detective by Solving Some of the World's Most Difficult Cases

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    Pit your wits against the brilliant minds of Scotland Yard and see if you have what it takes to solve dozens of the world's toughest crimes."Scotland Yard" conjures up so much more than just London's Metropolitan Police. Since it opened its doors in 1829, Scotland Yard has been synonymous the world over with the highest level of detective work and famous for its ability to solve the most macabre ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Berlin

    Life and Death in the City at the Center of the World

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    Sinclair McKay's portrait of Berlin from 1919 forward explores the city's broad human history, from the end of the Great War to the Blockade, rise of the Wall, and beyond.Sinclair McKay's Berlin begins by taking readers back to 1919 when the city emerged from the shadows of the Great War to become an extraordinary by-word for modernity—in art, cinema, architecture, industry, science, and politics ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • The Secret Life of Bletchley Park

    The WWII Codebreaking Centre and the Men and Women Who Worked There

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    Bletchley Park has played a vital role in British history. This Victorian country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside was was where one of the war’s most famous – and crucial – achievements was made: the cracking of Germany’ s 'Enigma' code in which its most important military communications were couched.It was home to some of Britain’s most brilliant mathematical brains, such as Alan Turing, ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Ramble On

    The story of our love for walking Britain

    by Sinclair McKay ...
    A history of walking over the British countryside.Published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Ramblers’ Association, ‘Ramble On’ tells the story of how country walks were transformed from a small and often illegal pastime to the most popular recreational activity in the country.From the brave band of hikers who scaled the off-limits peak Kinder Scout in 1932, via the intricate Lake ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD