The Man Who Broke Purple: The Life of Colonel William F. Friedman, Who Deciphered the Japanese Code in World War II
by Ronald William Clark
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Purple The Code used by the Japanese prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbour . . . Did the Americans have advance information of the devastation to come? Had they cracked Purple . . ? Colonel William Friedman was 'the man who broke purple': this fascinating new biography of the world's greatest cryptographer reveals many new facts of the intriguing 'secret war' carried on by Intelligence departments in many countries.Tags
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- Original title
- The man who broke Purple : the life of Colonel William F. Friedman, who deciphered the Japanese code in World War II
- Original publication date
- 1977
- People/Characters
- William F. Friedman
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, Technology, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 358.24 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science Air and other specialized forces and warfare; engineering and related services Engineers
- LCC
- UB290 .C58 — Military Science Military administration Military administration
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- Languages
- Czech, English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 1
