Kerry Howard 

Kerry Howard is a researcher, writer and independent publisher specialising in the women of Bletchley Park and the often-overlooked personal stories behind Britain’s wartime codebreaking operation. Her work takes her into archives, family collections and attics, where letters, photographs and private papers can reveal the lives of people whose contribution remained secret for decades.

Among Kerry’s most important discoveries are the personal papers and photographs of codebreakers Margaret Rock and Joan Clarke. By tracing these records and speaking with people connected to their stories, she has helped place the women’s experiences, friendships and private lives alongside their remarkable intelligence work.

Kerry is the author of Dear Codebreaker, which brings together the wartime letters of Margaret Rock and her brother, John Rock, a pioneer of Britain’s parachute and glider forces. The correspondence offers a moving insight into one family’s experience of the Fall of France, the Blitz, the creation of Britain’s airborne forces and Margaret’s secret work at Bletchley Park. Kerry also worked with veteran Betty Webb on No More Secrets: My Part in Codebreaking at Bletchley Park and the Pentagon, recording Betty’s extraordinary wartime service working on German and Japanese codes in Britain and the United States.

Through her writing, talks and public appearances, Kerry has highlighted the work of women including Margaret Rock, Mavis Lever and Joan Clarke, helping to broaden the familiar story of Bletchley Park beyond its best-known male figures.

For Travel Editions, Kerry brings these discoveries to tours exploring Bletchley Park and Britain’s secret wartime history. Her archival research and personal approach help guests connect major intelligence achievements with the individual women behind them, bringing warmth, immediacy and fresh insight to one of the most fascinating chapters of the Second World War.