Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II

A well-researched, compellingly written, crucial addition to the literature of American involvement in World War II."Kirkus (starred review). "Liza Mundy's Code Girls reveals one of World War II's last remaining secrets: the true tale of the young American women who helped shorten the war and saved thousands of lives by breaking the codes of the German and Japanese armed forces. But it's also a superbly researched and stirringly written social history of a pivotal chapter in the struggle for women's rights, told through the powerful and poignant stories of the individuals involved. In exploring the vast, obscure, and makeshift offices of wartime Washington where these women performed see

She received her AB degree from Princeton University and earned an MA in English literature at the University of Virginia. She has won awards for essays, profiles, and science writing from the Sunday Magazine Editors Association, the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, The Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards, and the Gay and Lesbian Allianc

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. "Code Girls reveals a hidden army of female cryptographers, whose work played a crucial role in ending World War II. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code g

They persevered--going to school and going to war. Joy V. Smith This story and the identities of the code girls were classified for years. It's a fascinating look at our history and how these incredible and intelligent women helped us win the war. Their work of decoding and translating Japanese and German communications had to be kept secret so our enemies couldn't learn why our military so often was able to destroy u-boats and ships of all kinds, and it helped us on the islands that the Japanese held. Back in the day women weren't encouraged to go to college, to study math, the sciences,. BradRiveting! Brad4d This is a riveting account of a little known story of code breaking not at Bletchley park but in Washington D.C. And Dayton, Ohio. The author stumbled on a cache of recently declassified documents detailing the recruitment and placement of schoolteachers and college girls to serve as code breakers for the Army and the Navy.The girls, all of whom took a vow of secrecy, wrote little about their lives as code breakers and this is one of the few complete histories of their activities. Much of the book centers on the efforts to br. d said Riveting!. This is a riveting account of a little known story of code breaking not at Bletchley park but in Washington D.C. And Dayton, Ohio. The author stumbled on a cache of recently declassified documents detailing the recruitment and placement of schoolteachers and college girls to serve as code breakers for the Army and the Navy.The girls, all of whom took a vow of secrecy, wrote little about their lives as code breakers and this is one of the few complete histories of their activities. Much of the book centers on the efforts to br. M. D. Mulhern said Incredible story!. I have not finished this book yet but so far, I'm enjoying it very much. As is the case any time I read non-fiction, I always worry that it will be too dry, even if the content is interesting. But Ms. Mundy has a great writing style and is able to tell a big picture story while also telling the individual story of so many of the women. I will admit that the explanations of the codes are way over my head so I wish I could visualize/understand that side of things, but even so, I'm able to enjoy what an exciting time this was.