Station X

In 1939, a steady stream of recruits began arriving at a Victorian mansion in Buckinghamshire, not far from London. They included university students and professors, linguists, mathematicians, military officers, chess players of international standing, actresses and debutantes, and each arrived quietly, with little explanation. The estate, Bletchley Park, was soon known by the code name Station X, a name that reflected its role as the Allies' most closely guarded site for breaking enemy codes.