The Resource Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II, Liza Mundy
Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II, Liza Mundy
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780316352536
- Label
- Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II
- Title
- Code girls
- Title remainder
- the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- Liza Mundy
- Subject
-
- Cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Cryptography
- Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- History
- Military participation -- Female
- 1900-1999
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female
- United States
- Cryptographers
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mundy, Liza
- Dewey number
- 940.54/86730922
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D810.C88
- LC item number
- M86 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Cryptographers
- Cryptography
- Cryptographers
- Cryptography
- Military participation
- United States
- Label
- Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II, Liza Mundy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-402) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn972386321
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780316352536
- Lccn
- 2017020069
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)972386321
- Label
- Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II, Liza Mundy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-402) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn972386321
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780316352536
- Lccn
- 2017020069
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)972386321
Subject
- Cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Cryptography
- Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- History
- Military participation -- Female
- 1900-1999
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female
- United States
- Cryptographers
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