ENFIELD, ENGLAND ¨C Upstairs, Nazi generals enjoyed wine and lounged in elegant rooms. Downstairs in the basement, a team of covert listeners followed their chatter, gleaning vital insights into Germany¡¯s war plans.
During World War II, Trent Park, a country house north of London, was turned into a camp for high-ranking German prisoners of war.
Now it has become a museum called Trent Park House of Secrets, which highlights the role of the team of German speakers, most of them Jewish refugees, who transcribed tidbits from the prisoners¡¯ bugged conversations.
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