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Code girls : the true story of the American women who secretly broke codes in World War II
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- Summary
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"A nonfiction chronicle of the courageous efforts of remarkable young women recruited by the US government to crack German and Japanese military codes during World War II."--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Liza Mundy
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Young readers edition
- First edition
- New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018
- Physical Details
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- xi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780316353731, 0316353736, 9780316353748, 9780316353755
- OCLC
- on1038025052
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and index.
- Introduction: the secret letters -- The most difficult problem -- "I have something to show you" -- Magic -- "It was heart-rending" -- Midway -- The most important secret -- WAVES -- Uncle Sam wants you! -- "Q for communications" -- MacArthur's secret weapon -- "That's it! that's it!" -- A major break -- Twenty-eight acres of girls -- The largest clandestine message center in the world -- "I'm saving it!" -- So many girls -- Operation vengeance -- Sugar Camp -- Breaking shark -- The tables turn -- Pencil-pushing mamas sink Japanese ships -- One sad shoe -- Department K -- "Enemy landing at the mouth of the Seine" -- D-day -- Teedy -- The surrender message -- Peace -- Epilogue: the mitten
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
- Cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
- Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
Children's Subject Heading
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
Children's Subject Heading
- Cryptographers.
Children's Subject Heading
- Cryptography.
Children's Subject Heading