Absolutely enthralling story that kept me gripped throughout and reading in to the small hours. Bletchley Park and the work that went on there has always fascinated me and this book covered that and more. The life story of Betty Webb was so exciting to read about and I know I will read this again

It was such an honour to be able to read Betty's story. It is so powerfully written and guides you through a whole range of emotions and experiences as Betty shares her life and especially her experience of being a woman within Bletchley Park's work during WW2.

Great book, I enjoyed reading the stories of the women who helped and did so much during World War 2 and they have never been recognized, many of them were truly heroines and their stories are just starting to come out. This is the reason I love reading their stories because I want to acknowledge the effort and the magnificent task and work they did no matter how much the world wants to keep them quiet.

The story of Betty Webb After graduating from school like many women Betty didn't have a chance to work as women at that time were not recognized to help or do anything we were just commodities for men until Betty decided to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service (Women’s Army). she had a very important role (top-secret) deciphering the secret communications of the Germans and later the Japanese.

Betty was not able to reveal or say anything about her role and her job not even to her parents until years later.

a great true story that will captivate you and immerse you in the difficult life of Betty Webb a heroine that should be celebrated and recognized.

Thank you, NetGalley and Ad Lib Publishers, Mardle Books, for the advanced copy of No More Secrets My part in code-breaking in exchange for my honest review.

This was an interesting read and I enjoyed this book. I learned that Betty learned to speak a foreign language and it helped with her work at Bletchley Park and later at the Pentagon.

Thank you to NetGalley and Ad Lib Publishers for the ARC and the opportunity to review this book.

I’ve read a few books about Bletchley Park and was interested in this title because of Betty Webb’s work in the Pentagon as well. That’s a unique perspective and one I haven’t come across before.

This account is remarkable. It’s an honest account and it gives a real feel for the way in which an ordinary young woman was taken to Bletchley Oark; she wanted to be an ATS driver but clearly her talents lay elsewhere. There’s a lot of personal reminiscence, but that adds to the veracity and this is an important part of history. There are numerous titles about the war written by men. The importance of women in the war effort often goes unrecognised and books such as this give a genuine insight into the importance their work. Few individuals achieved such a unique position to work in both Britain and the USA and I enjoyed her account.

Wow, what a fantastic book. For anyone who has an interest in history, world war 2 and bletchley park.
From growing up i the countryside to working as part of the war effort to working at the pentagon. What a full and interesting life Betty has had.
I was enthralled by her life story.

Approaching her 100th birthday, Betty Webb, MBE, LOH, is one of the few remaining codebreakers who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II. After attending college, Webb joined the ATS and was eventually assigned to Bletchley Park, eventually reassigned to the Pentagon and the United States after V-E Day. Working on deciphering German and Japanese codes through the critical wartime years, Webb’s memoir of her military service brings the challenges and realities of wartime service to life in a division where time was of the essence and their work literally had lives in the balance. Webb also brings the day-to-day routine of life at BP and in the ATS to life, and her descriptions of her pre- and post-war life provide a strong comparison to her military service and wartime work. Betty Webb’s storytelling and prose are strong and vivid, with her settings and characters coming to life from her impressions and interactions with them. Webb’s descriptions -- of settings, people, and routines -- bring her book to life and create a strong image of the environment and culture at BP during the stressful, critical wartime years. Webb’s book provides a valuable insight into women’s military service and the roles that women played in codebreaking operations during World War II.

No More Secrets by Betty Webb – Interesting, Relatable and Personable History

After reading biographies and World War II history books, I was interested in reading Betty Webb’s book No More Secrets. WWII is such a pivotal and interesting time in history. A time that could have had a much different outcome if not for God’s providence and the men and women who worked tirelessly to win the war against evil.

Unlike government leaders or high-ranking military commanders, Betty was an ordinary young woman in Great Britain who answered the call when her Country was facing the battle against the evil forces of Nazi Germany. Like many other men and women in the allied forces, they stepped up when their Country and the world needed them most.

I enjoyed learning about her family life in a small town in England and found it interesting how Betty learned to speak a foreign language, and went to Germany in 1937, before WWII. That experience proved beneficial for the work she would one day do at Bletchley Park and later the Pentagon.

Thanks to Betty Webb writing and sharing about her service in the ATS, we can have an idea of what their lives were like during those tumultuous years. Betty was 18 years old when she enlisted in the ATS. While technically, she was qualified to remain at home and care for her mother, Betty signed up to serve her Country. Can you imagine what it was like to go from living with your family at home to sharing living space with hundreds of other women from all over.

While Betty wanted to be a driver in the ATS, because of her foreign language skills she was assigned to serve at Bletchley Park. She would serve in different roles as part of the process to decode the German messages that were intercepted. Something as simple as filing was a very important role and handled circumspectly.

The work done at Bletchley was very compartmentalized and workers only knew that part of the work that they did. Each person that served had taken an oath of secrecy which they took very seriously. It wasn’t until many years later that the work done in WWII was declassified and could be talked about. In No More Secrets, Betty shares writings from other authors about their experiences and work.

After the Allied victory in Europe, Betty was called to serve at the Pentagon in the USA to help in the work to decode the Japanese war messages. Before long there was victory over Japan. It was fascinating to see the differences in how the United States was impacted by the war, verses Great Britain.

I was glad that the book did not end with the victory in WWII. Betty went on to write and speak about her life during WWII. Even now, Betty at the age of 100 continues to share about her experiences serving Great Britain and with their alley the United States of America.

I found No More Secrets by Betty Webb an interesting history from the perspective of an ordinary citizen who was called to serve during an extraordinary time in history. It was quite a different pace and more personable than a book written by a government or miliary leader and was very relatable.

I highly recommend No More Secrets by Betty Webb!

I would like to thank Ad Lib Publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of No More Secrets by Betty Webb. I was under no obligation to give a favorable review.

An interesting memoir. As others have mentioned, it doesn't dish out as many details as the title & description suggests, so that's a bit of a let down.

However, it's a fun read, as most memoirs are. She lived an interesting life.

Thank you to Netgalley & the Publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

A very powerful and gripping story that is difficult to read in some parts but worth sticking with. This is a first for me by the author and one I enjoyed and I would read more of their work.

The E-Book could be improved and more user-friendly, such as links to the chapters, no significant gaps between words and a cover for the book would be better. It is very document-like instead of a book. A star has been deducted because of this.

The book cover is eye-catching and appealing and would spark my interest if in a bookshop. Thank you very much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.

This is an interesting memoir of an ordinary woman living through extraordinary times. I have such respect for how "everyday" people dropped everything and pitched in for the common good in the UK during WWII. I would have enjoyed more day-to-day details of life at Bletchley, as I'm fascinated by that place. However, it was enjoyable reading about Webb's historic life.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

There's nothing wrong with the book - far from it, it is a memoir of an adventurous life from WW II that can't be repudiated. But the title with Betchley park and Pentagon and a promise of code breaking - the book sets wrong expectations.

Betty Webb, a centenarian and celebrated war veteran, recalls her memories from a time when official secrets act sealed your life from your family. Structured on different aspects of the life - like the life at the billets (accommodation), the staff and in passing some assignments - the book is a detailed reconstruction of the memory. Ms.Webb is honest in stating things like she did not about the Enigma machine or how her job was mostly clerical. She even borrows from an unpublished memoir of another one of the BP women to compare notes.

Sometimes the book feels too much unrelatable content. I did not understand the voyage to the US or the life since war - as in the relevance and context. This renewed interest in history is often vested and hence I felt protective about Ms.Webb being called for veteran’s day and asked to give speeches. Also with so many speeches, the inconsistencies in memory are ironed out and you get a version that need not be the entire truth.

Taking nothing away from the author and her contribution and sacrifice at the time of the war, this is a book that is not the most compulsive read. This is more for research - especially the fiction authors.

I really enjoyed this book. Betty Webb, the author has had a life well lived. What is especially good about this book is the way she builds her life story from her simple start in life, living with her parents and sister at their smallholding and then at the beginning of WW2 joins the ATS and begins a life in the military. Like all good stories, she takes us through a sort of hero's journey with all its twists and turns. Betty was home schooled so had limited opportunities to make friends and seems to have been a bright girl unsure of where life might lead her. It's difficult to imagine for most of us, born after the war, what it was like to live through it. It must have been a tumultuous time for everyone and especially those old enough to know they could make a contribution. Betty Webb just happens to add to her application form that she speaks a little German. She wants to be a driver but hasn't ever driven a car and has yet to pass her test. Eventually, she is posted to Bletchley Park. She is not decoding cyphers but is one of the many backroom admin staff needed to file, list, transcribe and index the work of the dons responsible for that. I loved her description of where and how they lived and worked. Administrators were essential to the work done there and Betty continues her work after Bletchley Park at the Pentagon in Washington. She is a centerian now and certainly 'all there' in her amazing recollections of service during WW2 at an amazing place doing amazing work. A well written, very interesting and enjoyable read.

Despite it now being more than 70 years since bletchley Park was in operation, there continue to be secrets and guesses as to what really went on there. This book attempts to shed some light on that through the experiences of one woman who shares what her experiences were like. Illuminating and sure to become a reference book on the subject.

Memoirs are a difficult genre to rate. The challenge becomes whether your opinion of the book is a judgement on a life well lived. Betty Webb lived one heck of a life. She was a code breaker in World War II and was one of a few people to work at both Bletchley Park and the Pentagon. No More Secrets is a chronicle of her whole life and a quick rundown of various aspects of being part of a secretive society.

From a history perspective, the book will not reveal much you can't find in numerous other books on World War II. Since this is Betty's book, a greater understanding of what is going on around her is often elusive. Webb does use some outside sources to fill in gaps, but anyone looking for a salacious or surprising "tell-all" will be disappointed.

Webb is also of a generation where grandstanding is anathema to them. Seriously, my conversations with World War II veterans are always an exercise in understatement. Webb is no different and I get the feeling she didn't put everything in this book, which is her right.

Ultimately, the book is an interesting look into the life of a person who has already lived a full life and is still going strong in her 90s.

(This book was provided as an advance copy by Netgalley and Ad Lib Publishers.)