Who broke the wartime codes? / Nicola Barber.
Material type:
TextSeries: Primary source detectivesPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Heinemann Library, [2014]Description: 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781432996062 (hb) :
- 1432996061 (hb)
- 9781432996130 (pb)
- 1432996134 (pb)
- 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 -- Juvenile literature
- Cryptographers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Cryptography -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- 940.54/8641 23
- D810.C88 B36 2014
- A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Beverly Middle School | 940.54 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 610091 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
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?
Junior Library Guild
This account of the Allied efforts to decode Axis messages--and keep the success of their efforts secret--describes the men and women behind the scenes, as well as the institutions they served, and the early computers devised for the purpose.
11-13.
6-8.
1130L Lexile.
Accelerated Reader MG 8.0 2.0 166989 EN.
Reading Counts 6-8 9.7 6 Q64136
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)