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If you want to stay in the same sphere, Instruments of Darkness by Dr Alfred Price. I think R.V. Even refers to it in his book.
If you want something slightly different, more recommendations below...
If you want something slightly different, more recommendations below...
The Hut Six Story by Gordon Welchman: Welchman effectively broke the silence on the existence and work of Bletchley during WW2. This 1980s book (originally published only in the US) got him on GCHQs/Thatchers shitlist and they effectively destroyed his career.
Saturday at MI9 by Airey Neave MP: Before (allegedly) plotting to overthrow the government and his death at the hands of the IRA, Neave both escaped German captivity and then helped run MI9 (one of the forgotten MIs), which was in charge of helping Airmen escape occupied Europe.
Defeat into Victory by Bill Slim: His own account of the 'forgotten war' in Burma in WW2. Fascinating book and insight into the thinking of one of the best, but most unheralded, Generals in the entire war.
The Man Who Broke Enigmas by Mavis Bately: Bately, a codebreaker herself, wrote this bio of her old boss Dilly Knox who is one of the forgotten, pivotal codebreakers of WW1 and WW2. He was also one of the main forces behind letting women do more than just transcribe at Bletchley.
Memoirs: Ten Years and Twenty Days by Karl Donitz: Fascinating window into the thought processes of Donitz. Made EVEN MORE interesting because it was written before he knew about Enigma being broken. So it's a great snapshot of how German command THOUGHT they were being beaten.
