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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.
Raichik's account became popular after regularly posting clips of TikTok videos showing woke rants, school teacher lectures about gender ideology, and posting the latest news clips on cultural trends. 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. Brave Books describes the book as "a modern twist to the familiar Grimm's-style fairy tale, even including a big bad wolf." 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. 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.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.
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.
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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. In 1982, Betty moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where her Lena Jones novels are set, but her roots are in Hamilton, Alabama, where most of her extended family still lives. In 2000 she published The Webb Family of Alabama: Survivors of Change, which focused on the descendants of her half-Seneca, half-English great-great-grandfather, William Douglas Webb, who ran away to sea at the age of 16, then after 14 wild years, settled down to farm peacefully in Hamilton. Recent DNA testing, however, has revealed that her seafaring ancestor harbored a big secret: he might not have been a Webb after all, but the descendant of a New Jersey colonist family named Price. Betty is now working to unravel this real-life mystery: did William Douglas Price change his name to Webb. Was he on the run from the law? (As a mystery writer, she kinda hopes he was) 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.
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