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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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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.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Commander Gray Pierce and his Sigma Force operatives investigate the murders of three individuals in different countries whose bodies were marked with a Druidic pagan cross and connect the crimes to an ancient artifact which can threaten the existence of mankind if it falls into the wrong hands.
4) Enigma
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1995
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
320 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tom Jericho has been called out of retirement to join in a race to crack the Nazi's secret code, Enigma, in order to save Allied troops from a deadly German attack.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
118 pages ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Codes can carry big secrets! Throughout history, lots of good guys and lots of bad guys have used codes to keep their messages under wraps. This fun and flippable nonfiction features stories of hidden treasures, war-time maneuverings, and contemporary hacking as well as explaining the mechanics behind the codes in accessible and kid friendly forms. Sidebars call out activities that invite the reader to try their own hand at cracking and crafting...
Author
Series
The 39 clues. Main series volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Orphans Amy and Dan Cahill, continuing their worldwide quest to track down the thirty-nine clues that will reveal the secret of the Cahill family's power, follow a link to one of the planet's strongest fighters, and have a run-in with the unreliable Alistair.
Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair. Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most...
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Language
English
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"1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything -- beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses -- but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of...
10) One false note
Author
Series
The 39 clues. Main series volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A million dollars, or a clue? Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. There's a car and speedboat chase and an angry mob! When there's a Clue on the line, anything can happen.
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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Description
In 1916, at the height of World War I, brilliant Shakespeare expert Elizebeth Smith went to work for an eccentric tycoon on his estate outside Chicago. The tycoon had close ties to the U.S. government, and he soon asked Elizebeth to apply her language skills to an exciting new venture: code-breaking. There she met the man who would become her husband, groundbreaking cryptologist William Friedman. Though she and Friedman are in many ways the "Adam...
13) Storm warning
Author
Series
The 39 clues. Main series volume 9
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Amy and Dan hit the high seas as they follow the trail of some infamous ancestors to track down a long lost treasure. However, the real prize isn't hidden in a chest. It's the discovery of the Madrigals' most dangerous secret and, even more shockingly, the true identity of the mysterious man in black."--Amazon.com.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading...
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Biography of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only recently recognized for her extraordinary contributions to the field"--
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book/Bolt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief look at the use of American Indian soldiers who used their native languages to communicate during World War II to prevent enemies from understanding what was being said.
Many used to believe that non-white people weren't smart enough to be soldiers. Others thought women weren't tough enough to fly planes. But those people were wrong. Learn how African-American, American Indians, and other groups fought bravely for their country. And they...
Author
Series
The 39 clues. Main series volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Amy and Dan are separated while trying to retrieve a clue which is guarded by thousands of soldiers and worry they cannot succeed apart.
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A brilliant female codebreaker. An "unbreakable" Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret mission that could change the course of WWII. The Codebreaker's Secret is a dazzling story of love and intrigue set during America's darkest hour.
A dual-timeline historical novel of codebreaking, secrets, murder, and romance, set in Hawaii in 1943 and 1965, follows two women--a cryptanalyist working to defeat the Japanese Army, and a rookie journalist investigating...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, [2004]
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ever since he was a boy, Benjamin Gates has been obsessed with finding the legendary Knights Templar Treasure, the greatest fortune known to man. As Gates tries to find and decipher ancient riddles that will lead him to it, he's dogged by a ruthless enemy who wants the riches for himself. Now in a race against time, Gates must steal one of America's most sacred and guarded documents, the Declaration of Independence. If he doesn't, a key clue to the...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
231 p. 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.
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