Book description
In World War Two an ornate Victorian mansion, overlooking the River
Thames at Medmenham, in Buckinghamshire, was the Headquarters of the
Allied Central Interpretation Unit. It was here that the air
photography, obtained by reconnaissance aircraft flying over the whole
of enemy and occupied Europe, was analysed by Photographic
Interpreters: the Intelligence produced from their reports influenced
virtually every Allied operation planned and carried out during the
war. An analytical mind, curiosity, the ability search for clues and
recognise the unusual were essential qualities for the Interpreters
and found in men and women from scientific and artistic backgrounds.
They included a daughter of Winston Churchill. Women made up half of
the work force, as every aspect of enemy activity was watched and
analysed. Now the women of Medmenham, the 'Women of Intelligence',
tell the story of their wartime life and work - in their own words.
