This story is reminiscent of the excellent book and movie Hidden Figures, but without the racial discrimination component to the story. It tells the story of how young women (mostly white) with high math and language aptitudes were recruited by both the Army and the Navy from top American women's colleges in the early 1940s, and then went on to play a crucial role in cracking enemy codes throughout World War II.
It’s yet another inspirational story about previously-unheralded women who contributed to the victories and legacies of the Greatest Generation at war. Recommended.
The Memory Cache is the personal blog site of Wayne Parker, a Seattle-based writer and musician. It features short reviews of books, movies and TV shows, and posts on other topics of current interest.
Friday, June 10, 2022
Book Review: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II (2017). Liza Mundy.
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