Ultra in WWII - What's it all about?

Summary Part of Codes and Code-breakers Week on WW2TV In today's show we invite questions about the use of Ultra in WWII. Ultra being the designation adopted by British military intelligence in June 1941 for wartime signals intelligence obtained by breaking high-level encrypted enemy radio and teleprinter communications at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park. David O'Keefe is a Canadian historian, television presenter, writer and great friend of WW2TV. He teaches history at Marianopolis College in Westmount, Quebec. Prior to teaching David served as an infantry officer in the Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch of Canada) in Montreal, and was later employed as their historian for nearly a decade. In addition, he worked as a Signals Intelligence specialist for the Department of National Defence and conducted research for the Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War. O'Keefe has researched in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

S4.E15 ∙ Ultra in WWII - What's it all about?

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Stars : Kevin Hymel Paul Woodadge Magali Desquesne Neil Barber

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Genres : History War Documentary Talk-Show

Release date : Oct 21, 2021

Countries of origin : France

Official sites : Channel Official website Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Production companies : WW2TV

Summary Part of Codes and Code-breakers Week on WW2TV In today's show we invite questions about the use of Ultra in WWII. Ultra being the designation adopted by British military intelligence in June 1941 for wartime signals intelligence obtained by breaking high-level encrypted enemy radio and teleprinter communications at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park. David O'Keefe is a Canadian historian, television presenter, writer and great friend of WW2TV. He teaches history at Marianopolis College in Westmount, Quebec. Prior to teaching David served as an infantry officer in the Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch of Canada) in Montreal, and was later employed as their historian for nearly a decade. In addition, he worked as a Signals Intelligence specialist for the Department of National Defence and conducted research for the Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War. O'Keefe has researched in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Details

Genres : History War Documentary Talk-Show

Release date : Oct 21, 2021

Countries of origin : France

Official sites : Channel Official website Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Production companies : WW2TV

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