Code girls

By Liza Mundy

Subjects: World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, HISTORY / Military / World War II, Cryptographers, World war, 1939-1945, cryptography, Large type books, New York Times bestseller, Women, juvenile literature, World War, 1939-1945, World history, World war, 1939-1945, women, World war, 1939-1945, united states, New York Times reviewed, Female Participation, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2018-10-21, Women, history, Cryptography, World war, 1939-1945, juvenile literature, History, Military participation, Female, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, HISTORY / Women

Description: Recruited by the U.S. 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. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them.