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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Fleming, Candace, author.     Subjects     Government Code and Cypher School (Great Britain) -- Juvenile literature.     Great Britain. Royal Navy. Women's Royal Naval Service (1939-1993) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature.     Enigma cipher system -- Juvenile literature.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature.     Bletchley Park (Milton Keynes, England) -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Fleming, Candace, author.       by title:      The Enigma girls : h...         MARC Display

The Enigma girls : how ten teenagers broke ciphers, kept secrets, and helped win World War II / Candace Fleming. by Fleming, Candace, author. New York : Scholastic Focus, 2024. Subjects Government Code and Cypher School (Great Britain) -- Juvenile literature.   Great Britain. Royal Navy. Women's Royal Naval Service (1939-1993) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature.   Enigma cipher system -- Juvenile literature.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature.   Bletchley Park (Milton Keynes, England) -- History -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781338749571 (hardcover) : 1338749579 (hardcover) Series:  True stories in focus. Description:  371 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Introduction -- 1939-1945: War and Y -- 1940: Secrets, secrets, and more secrets -- 1941: Ciphers, spies, and a mysterious summons -- 1942: Bombes and codebooks -- 1943: Slogging, grinding war work -- 1944: D-Day and its secret helpers -- 1945: War's end and the years after. Requests:  0 Summary:  "You are to report to Station X at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, in four days time ... That is all you need to know." This was the terse telegram hundreds of young women throughout the British Isles received in the spring of 1941, as World War II raged. As they arrived at Station X, a sprawling mansion in a state of disrepair surrounded by Spartan-looking huts with little chimneys coughing out thick smoke--these young people had no idea what kind of work they were stepping into. Who had recommended them? Why had they been chosen? Most would never learn all the answers to these questions. Bletchley Park was a well-kept secret during World War II, operating under the code name Station X. The critical work of code-cracking Nazi missives that went on behind its closed doors could determine a victory or loss against Hitler's army. Amidst the brilliant cryptographers, flamboyant debutantes, and absent-minded professors working there, it was teenaged girls who kept Station X running. Some could do advanced math, while others spoke a second language. They ran the unwieldy bombe machines, made sense of wireless sound waves, and sorted the decoded messages. They were expected to excel in their fields and most importantly: know how to keep a secret"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Aina Haina Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 940.54864 Fl Checked out 06/01/2024 Add Copy to MyList Ewa Beach P/S Library YA -- Nonfiction 940.54864 Fl Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hana P/S Library YA -- Nonfiction 940.54864 Fl Checked out 05/15/2024 Add Copy to MyList Hawaii Kai Public Library YA -- New Books 940.54864 Fl Checked out 05/30/2024 Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Acquisitions, YA   in Processing   Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 940.54864 Fleming Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 940.54864 Fl Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order   in Processing   Add Copy to MyList Kalihi-Palama Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 940.54864 Fl in Processing   Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 940.54864 Fl Checked out 05/29/2024 Add Copy to MyList More Results: 1 2 3 Next

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