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Oct 5, 2017 · Learn how more than 10,000 women broke codes for the Army and Navy, providing vital intelligence that helped win the war. A new book by Liza Mundy reveals their triumphs, challenges and secrets.
Apr 29, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Elizebeth Friedman, a groundbreaking cryptanalyst who decoded messages for the U.S. government in WWI and WWII. Watch the film based on the book The Woman Who Smashed Codes and explore her legacy in cryptology.
- 'AF' Identified as Code For Midway
- Codebreakers Set A Trap to Confirm Japanese Attack
- Us Victory at Battle of Midway Marks Turning Point in WWII
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The radio traffic they intercepted that May suggested that Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor attack, was preparing a major invasion, involving four Japanese aircraft carriers along with many other ships, at a location designated with the initials “AF.” Station Hypo had little doubt as to what “AF” referred to: the U.S...
Rather than accept Midway as the target, Redman and others in Washington suspected the Japanese might be preparing another attack in the South Pacific, against Port Moseby, New Caledonia or Fiji, or even an attack on Hawaii or the U.S. West Coast. Determined to dispel such doubts, Rochefort’s team famously devised a ruse. Via submarine, they sent a...
Code-breaking alone doesn’t explain the stunning Allied victory in the Battle of Midway (June 4-7, 1942), according to Symonds. But, he says, it does explain why “American decision-makers, and particularly Chester Nimitz, knew enough to take what at the time seemed to many to be a risky move—committing all three of his existing aircraft carriers, i...
Learn how U.S. Navy codebreakers intercepted and decrypted Japanese radio messages to reveal their plan to invade Midway Atoll in 1942. Discover how they used their intelligence to trick the Japanese and set a trap for a decisive naval battle that turned the tide of World War II.
- Sarah Pruitt
- 15 min
Dec 27, 2017 · Dec 27, 2017 7:00 AM. The Most Awesome Codebreaker in World War II Was a Woman. The FBI may have taken credit, but it was really the work of Elizebeth Smith Friedman. William Friedman and...
Dec 5, 1996 · Hardcover – December 5, 1996. The magnificent, unrivaled history of codes and ciphers—how they're made, how they're broken, and the many and fascinating roles they've played since the dawn of civilization in war, business, diplomacy, and espionage—updated with a new chapter on computer cryptography and the Ultra secret.
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- David Kahn
- $34.99
- Scribner Book Company
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Jun 19, 2012 · By Prof Jack Copeland. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Alan Turing - the Bletchley Park codebreaker - would have been 100 years old on 23 June had he lived to the present...
Learn how more than 10,000 women helped the U.S. military break enemy codes and win the war. Discover their training, challenges, and achievements in this article.
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