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Woman Who Smashed Codes : A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone (2018, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062430513
ISBN-139780062430519
eBay Product ID (ePID)239891319
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Book TitleWoman Who Smashed Codes : A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicCommunication Studies, Social History, General, American Government / State, Historical
GenrePolitical Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJason Fagone
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Dewey Edition23
ReviewsThe Woman Who Smashed Codes is historical reporting done right, assigning credit where it is long overdue., In The Woman Who Smashed Codes, journalist Jason Fagone recreates a world and a cast of characters so utterly fascinating they will inhabit the psyches of its readers long after the book has been read., In The Woman Who Smashed Codes, Jason Fagone rights a historical wrong, unshrouding an unsung heroine and revealing the love story at the root of the modern world's spy games. But this book's true revelation is the author's talent: sure-handed, thrilling, and lyrical., Riveting, inspiring, and rich in colorful characters, Fagone's extensively researched and utterly dazzling title is popular history at its very best and a book club natural, Jason Fagone's stunning narrative unearths an intimate and unexpected history of code breaking. This remarkable tale reveals the fundamental role cryptology has played in our past, and the untold story of the pioneering woman behind its evolution. It is a treasure of a book., Jason Fagone is a master storyteller--and he's telling one damn good story about a long-forgotten American heroine. It is, among many things, the compulsively readable history of the national security state in its infancy. His book is filled with memorable villains, intrigue, and love., The Woman Who Smashed Codes should be the next Hidden Figures...a story that anyone with interest in the time period has to read, a key piece of the puzzle about America's war effort., Reads like some wild cross between a fairy tale and a gripping detective thriller... a sheer delight to read., A powerful love story, a story of war, and a fascinating biography, The Woman Who Smashed Codes is a magnificent work of literary nonfiction that sheds light on an important hidden figure. You will devour this book., Deeply reported and stunningly original, The Woman Who Smashed Codes is a riveting narrative about one of the most overlooked figures in American history--a figure whose remarkable story was essentially ignored for more than seventy years simply because she was a woman., A bang-up research effort [and] an engaging resurrection of a significant player in the world of cryptology., [Fagone] records the pair's accomplishments, trials, and love affair, taking care to ensure that Elizebeth finally receives the recognition she deserves...[a] carefully researched story of a smart and loyal but overlooked woman., [Elizebeth Friedman] was a tireless and talented code breaker who brought down gangsters and Nazi spies...a fascinating swath of American history that begins in Gilded Age Chicago and moves to the inner workings of our intelligence agencies at the close of WWII.
Dewey Decimal652/.8092 B
SynopsisNational Bestseller NPR Best Book of the Year "Not all superheroes wear capes, and Elizebeth Smith Friedman should be the subject of a future Wonder Woman movie." --The New York Times Joining the ranks of Hidden Figures and In the Garden of Beasts, the incredible true story of the greatest codebreaking duo that ever lived, an American woman and her husband who invented the modern science of cryptology together and used it to confront the evils of their time, solving puzzles that unmasked Nazi spies and helped win World War II. 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 and Eve" of the NSA, Elizebeth's story, incredibly, has never been told. In The Woman Who Smashed Codes, Jason Fagone chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman, who played an integral role in our nation's history for forty years. After World War I, Smith used her talents to catch gangsters and smugglers during Prohibition, then accepted a covert mission to discover and expose Nazi spy rings that were spreading like wildfire across South America, advancing ever closer to the United States. As World War II raged, Elizebeth fought a highly classified battle of wits against Hitler's Reich, cracking multiple versions of the Enigma machine used by German spies. Meanwhile, inside an Army vault in Washington, William worked furiously to break Purple, the Japanese version of Enigma--and eventually succeeded, at a terrible cost to his personal life. Fagone unveils America's code-breaking history through the prism of Smith's life, bringing into focus the unforgettable events and colorful personalities that would help shape modern intelligence. Blending the lively pace and compelling detail that are the hallmarks of Erik Larson's bestsellers with the atmosphere and intensity of The Imitation Game, The Woman Who Smashed Codes is page-turning popular history at its finest., National Bestseller NPR Best Book of the Year "Not all superheroes wear capes, and Elizebeth Smith Friedman should be the subject of a future Wonder Woman movie." -- The New York Times Joining the ranks of Hidden Figures and In the Garden of Beasts, the incredible true story of the greatest codebreaking duo that ever lived, an American woman and her husband who invented the modern science of cryptology together and used it to confront the evils of their time, solving puzzles that unmasked Nazi spies and helped win World War II. 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 and Eve" of the NSA, Elizebeth's story, incredibly, has never been told. In The Woman Who Smashed Codes , Jason Fagone chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman, who played an integral role in our nation's history for forty years. After World War I, Smith used her talents to catch gangsters and smugglers during Prohibition, then accepted a covert mission to discover and expose Nazi spy rings that were spreading like wildfire across South America, advancing ever closer to the United States. As World War II raged, Elizebeth fought a highly classified battle of wits against Hitler's Reich, cracking multiple versions of the Enigma machine used by German spies. Meanwhile, inside an Army vault in Washington, William worked furiously to break Purple, the Japanese version of Enigma--and eventually succeeded, at a terrible cost to his personal life. Fagone unveils America's code-breaking history through the prism of Smith's life, bringing into focus the unforgettable events and colorful personalities that would help shape modern intelligence. Blending the lively pace and compelling detail that are the hallmarks of Erik Larson's bestsellers with the atmosphere and intensity of The Imitation Game, The Woman Who Smashed Codes is page-turning popular history at its finest.
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- 14 Jul, 2023
Female genius sidelined by male chauvinism
Elizabeth Smith destroyed the work of Nazi spies working in South America and and who were responsible for the sinking of US ships taking much needed supplies to Europe during WWII. She was a code breaker and managed got break the codes and secret messages sent by the Nazis to their uBoats revealing the routes of US ships and thus enabling them to sink them. She saved thousands of lives but never received the credit due to her because she was always side lined and others took the credit for her work by the likes of Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI. Both the documentary and this book are well written and restore the truth of this amazing woman’s work.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Feb, 2021
The Woman Who Smashed Codes
Great story about Elizebeth & William Friedman who were expert code breakers during WWII. Top Secret work that nobody else could do. Story unknown by most readers.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Feb, 2022
THE WOMAN WHO SMASHED CODES
Great story, great prices on all my purchasesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 May, 2020
Very interesting true story.
Like new for half the price.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Oct, 2018
Excellent
Great Rey. Recommend to all my friends 👫Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
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