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History of Joint Services School for Linguists
| Author | Geoffrey Elliott and Harold Shukman |
| Publisher | St. Ermin's Press |
| ISBN # | 1 903608 09 0 |
| On-line Merchant | History Today |
| This Book was added by | Michael Ashfield |
Cover Notes
Lambasted by the Soviets
as a "spy school", the Joint services School for Linguists - JSSL - was
a major Cold War initiative which pushed 5,000 young National Servicemen
through intensive trainng as Russian translators and interpreters, primarily
to meet the needs of Britain's intelligence operations.
Over its nine - year life the JSSL operated from military camps in Surrey, Cornwall, and Scotland; and special enclaves were created at Cambridge and London universities. As an observer commented "No school before or since has been so exacting on its pupils".
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