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Kicking off 2020 with Girl Power!

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

January 5, 2020 by KimMiE" 4 Comments

I thought I knew a little bit about code breaking and World War II because I was aware of Bletchley Park, Alan Turing, and Enigma. And I was correct, I did know a little about it. Surprisingly (and maybe sadly?), I was unfamiliar with the story of 10,000 American women who served as codebreakers for both the U.S. Army and Navy during World War II. Code Girls tells the remarkable story of the work, lives, and patriotism of these women. I have to confess that […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, cbr12, code breakers, cryptography, KimMiE", liza mundy, World War II

KimMiE"'s CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, cbr12, code breakers, cryptography, KimMiE", liza mundy, World War II ·
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