Who broke the wartime codes? / Nicola Barber.

Author/creator Barber, Nicola author.
Format Book
PublicationChicago, Illinois : Heinemann Library, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Description64 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography. --Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Electronic intelligence. --United States. --Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Electronic intelligence. --Great Britain. --Juvenile literature.
Cryptographers--United States. --History. --20th century.
Cryptographers--Great Britain. --History. --20th century.
Cryptography--United States. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile literature.
Cryptography--Great Britain. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile literature.

SeriesPrimary source detectives
Primary source detectives. ^A1193045
Contents A daring raid -- What were wartime codes? -- Who wanted to break them? -- What sort of people were they? -- What did they do to break the codes? -- Who used the information they found? -- What happened to the code-breakers after the war? -- Why was their work significant?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
LCCN 2013015848
ISBN9781432996062 (hb)
ISBN1432996061 (hb)
ISBN9781432996130 (pb)
ISBN1432996134 (pb)

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 940.5486 B2336W ✔ Available Place Hold