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

Liza Mundy

Oct 2017 · Sold by Hachette Books

About this ebook

The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post).

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. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.

Ratings and reviews

The history of America has been so altered to be 'politically correct' that those of us born after an 'event' have no connection to the event that others lived through. We cannot learn from our history when so much has been excluded, downplayed and rewritten to better effect that the "history" bares but a faint image of the actual reality. Thank God that some things have changed so that learning that women, people of color, people with 'handicaps' contributed to winning WW2 as well as the white males!

Amazing the impact that women had on WW2 intelligence.

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Liza Mundy is a former reporter at the Washington Post and contributes to numerous publications including the Atlantic, TIME, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, Mother Jones, Spectator (UK), and the Guardian. She is a frequent commentator on countless prominent national television, radio, and online news outlets.