Book
Code girls : the true story of the American women who secretly broke codes in World War II
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316353779
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Physical Description:
print
xi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Edition: Young readers edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2018].
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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 Note: | Ages 8-12. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Pemberton and District Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton and District Public Library | J 940.54 MUN (Text) | 31894000551076 | Junior Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
