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The Resource Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers who helped win World War II, Liza Mundy

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

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Code Girls 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 dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment
Language
eng
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1 online resource
Contents
  • 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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9780316352499
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Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers who helped win World War II
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Code girls
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the untold story of the American women code breakers who helped win World War II
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Liza Mundy
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
Code Girls 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 dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment
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MMI
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1960-
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Mundy, Liza
Dewey number
940.54/86730922
Index
index present
LC call number
D810.C88
LC item number
M86 2017eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • World War (1939-1945)
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Cryptographers
  • Cryptography
  • Cryptographers
  • Cryptography
  • Military participation
  • United States
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Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers who helped win World War II, Liza Mundy
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
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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unknown
Extent
1 online resource
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9780316352499
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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0920dec8-118f-45ec-899b-73e52c653178
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown sound
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remote
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  • (OCoLC)1001432786
  • (OCoLC)on1001432786
  • 1480669
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Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers who helped win World War II, Liza Mundy
Link
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780316352499
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
0920dec8-118f-45ec-899b-73e52c653178
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
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unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1001432786
  • (OCoLC)on1001432786
  • 1480669

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