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Code girls: the untold story of the American women code breakers who helped win World War II

Author

Mundy, Liza

Publisher

Hachette Books

Publication Date

2017.

Language

English

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Lynnfield - Adult Nonfiction
D 810 .C88 M86 2017
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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 water Japan was supreme

It was heart-rending

Q for communications

The forlorn shoe

Hell's half-acre

It's 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 missionary and the surrender message

The train platform

Epilogue.

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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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Subjects

20th Century
Cryptographers
Cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Cryptography
Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Female
History
HISTORY -- Military -- World War II
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century
HISTORY -- Women
Intelligence & Espionage
Military
Military participation
Military participation -- Female
Military Science
Participation, Female
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Intelligence & Espionage
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science
Women
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female
World War II

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ISBN

9780316352536
9780316439893

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