from yukon92

Absolutely loved this book about the women, who helped break the codes of the Japanese and German military, during WW II. It reminds me a bit of the Hidden Figures book, because not many people were even aware of the contributions these women made. There is a lot of "tech" talk, which was way ove...

from LisCarey

In World War II, a critical part of the war effort was breaking German and Japanese codes. Yet, unlike major European countries, the US had very little in the way of a cryptography operation. One had been developed during the first World War, but Henry Stimson, William Howard Taft's Secretary of ...

from dele2451

An outstanding book selection for Women's History Month.

from mckait

Code Girls is a fascinating book that profiles some of the women who worked to help win WWII and earned not a bit of recognition or praise. From code writing and breaking to using these skills to find enemy ships, these women, many of them teachers, excelled at their jobs. They were paid roughly ...

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When he read the book I'm reading now, Lime Spouse gushed over how good it was. The historical content, the writing, the subject, and the feminist slant to the material. Lime Spouse is a very secure male. I'm already nearly finished with Code Girls by Liza Mundy and agree with Lime Spouse down th...