Bibliograph

Code girls, the true story of the American women who secretly broke codes in World War II, Liza Mundy

Type

Label

Code girls, the true story of the American women who secretly broke codes in World War II, Liza Mundy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Code girls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1038025052

Responsibility statement

Liza Mundy

Sub title

the true story of the American women who secretly broke codes in World War II

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification