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
- Documents the contributions of more than ten thousand American women who served as codebreakers during World War II, detailing how their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and enabled their subsequent careers
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition, First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 620 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- 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
- 9780316439893
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Documents the contributions of more than ten thousand American women who served as codebreakers during World War II, detailing how their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and enabled their subsequent careers
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- CO2
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mundy, Liza
- Dewey number
- 940.54/86730922
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D810.C88
- LC item number
- M86 2017b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Cryptographers
- Cryptography
- Large type books
- Label
- Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II, Liza Mundy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-620)
- 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
- on1004674251
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition, First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 620 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780316439893
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1004674251
- Label
- Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II, Liza Mundy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-620)
- 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
- on1004674251
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition, First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 620 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780316439893
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1004674251
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