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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Mundy, Liza, 1960-     Subjects     World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.     Women cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Mundy, Liza, 1960-       by title:      Code girls : the unt...       by call number:      940.548673 M965c     Search the Web     Mundy, Liza, 1960-     World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.     Women cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century.       MARC Display

Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II / Liza Mundy. by Mundy, Liza, 1960- Hachette Books, 2017. Call #: 940.548673 M965c Subjects World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.   Women cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780316352536 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  xiv, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-402) and index. 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. Summary:  "Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through interviews with surviving code girls, author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment. Liza Mundy is the author of The Richer Sex: How the New Majority of Female Breadwinners Is Transforming Sex, Love and Family and Michelle: A Biography"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.548673 M965c Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.548673 M965c Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.548673 M965c Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 09, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.548673 M965c Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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