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

"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.

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Main Author: Mundy, Liza, 1960- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Edition:Young readers edition.
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250 |a Young readers edition. 
250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Little, Brown and Company,  |c 2018. 
300 |a xi, 320 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 20 cm 
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505 0 |a 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. 
520 |a "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. 
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