Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II
(Pre-loaded Audio)
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Solon, Ohio : Playaway, [2017].
ISBN
9781549113062, 1549113062
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - Juvenile Non-Fiction | J 940.548673 MUN | On Shelf |
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Playaway, [2017].
Format
Pre-loaded Audio
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1 audio media player (14 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781549113062, 1549113062
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Title from Playaway label.
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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
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Originally released by Hachette Audio ℗2017.
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One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
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Read by Erin Bennett.
Description
"Recruited from small Southern towns and posh New England colleges, 10,000 American women served the U.S. Army and Navy as code breakers during World War II. While their brothers and husbands took up arms, these women moved to Washington and, under strict vows of secrecy, learned the meticulous work of breaking German and Japanese military codes. Poring over reams of encrypted messages, the women worked tirelessly in makeshift facilities in Washington, D.C.; Arlington, Virginia; and Dayton, Ohio. Their codebreaking triumphs shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. In the process, many got their first taste of the big city, made lifelong friends, and fell in and out of love amid the heartbreak of war. Ordered never to reveal the details of their wartime work, these women were all but written out of history. Now, through her dazzling archival research and interviews with surviving code breakers, Liza Mundy has brought to life this vital story of American courage, service, and science. At the heart of Code Girls is Dot Braden, a feisty Virginia schoolteacher who, in 1943, leapt at the chance to take a mysterious job with the Army at a place called Arlington Hall"--From container cover.
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PLAYAWAY
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mundy, L., & Bennett, E. (2017). Code girls: the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II (Unabridged.). Playaway.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mundy, Liza, 1960- and Erin, Bennett. 2017. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II. Playaway.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mundy, Liza, 1960- and Erin, Bennett. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II Playaway, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mundy, Liza, and Erin Bennett. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II Unabridged., Playaway, 2017.
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