Bibliograph

Code girls, the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II, Liza Mundy

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Code girls, the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II, Liza Mundy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-620)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Code girls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1004674251

Responsibility statement

Liza Mundy

Sub title

the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II

Summary

Documents the contributions of more than ten thousand American women who served as codebreakers during World War II, detailing how their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and enabled their subsequent careers

Table Of Contents

The secret letters -- Introduction: "Your country needs you, young ladies" -- Part I. "In the event of total war women will be needed" -- Twenty-eight acres of girls -- "This is a man's size job, but I seem to be getting away with it" -- The most difficult problem -- "So many girls in one place" -- Part II. "Over all this vast expanse of waters Japan was supreme" -- "It was heart-rending" -- "Q for communications" -- The forlorn shoe -- "Hell's half-acre" -- "It was only human to complain" -- Pencil-pushing mamas sink the shipping of Japan -- Part III. The tide turns -- Sugar camp -- "All my love, Jim" -- "Enemy landing at the mouth of the Seine" -- Teedy -- The surrender message -- Good-bye to Crow -- Epilogue: The mitten

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