The Decipherment of Linear B (Canto Classics)
P**I
Excellent
Absolutely fascinating. Michael Ventris must have had an extraordinary intellect. Chadwick tells tye tale very well.
A**B
Good introduction to the subject
This is a 1957 book with a 1992 postscript. It also seemed short in length for the money.Being a book by an academic it didn't have some of the drama of cracking Linear B that books on say cracking the Enigma codes do.However it is a very clear depiction of how the script was deciphered and a neat summary of what the tablets containing the script tell us about Mycenaean society. A good introduction to the subject for non-specialist readers.
A**I
brilliant discovery
I love the way Chadwick thought. Brilliant mind.
M**D
Very informative an entertaining
Great book if you are interested in all details of this "decipherment". Easy to read.
F**O
Spying into the past
Fascinating story of human intelligence.
V**Z
Five Stars
It is a book that must be read and will not be forgotten
