{"product_id":"the-secret-life-of-an-jan-slimming-9781526784155","title":"The Secret Life of an American Codebreaker: Codebreaker Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"...a welcome addition to the seldom told story of the role of American women in the World War II codebreaking effort.\" -- The Spectrum Monitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of an American Codebreaker\u003c\/i\u003e is the true account of Janice Martin, a college student recruited to the military in 1943, after she was secretly approached by a college professor at Goucher College, a liberal arts establishment for women in Baltimore, USA. Destined for a teaching career, Janice became a prestigious professor of classics at Georgia State University, but how did she spend three years of her secret life during the war working in Washington D.C.'s Top Secret Intelligence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy was she chosen? How was she chosen? What did she do? Questions everyone asks are answered in this study of not just one but several Second World War codebreakers, male and female.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBacked by extensive research, unpublished photographs and recorded interviews, we discover the life of Janice Martin from Baltimore and her Top Secret Ultra role in helping to combat U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic; the work she and her colleagues undertook in a foundation provided by both British and American Intelligence. From 'the early days' to D-Day and beyond, the book includes other hidden figures who were part of this huge wheel of an incredible time in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Slimming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526784157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526784155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.06w x 1.18d","brand":"Jan Slimming","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042621321471,"sku":"9781526784155","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13a5fee3-5302-410d-8070-9d33a1bd9ce9.jpg?v=1684962566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secret-life-of-an-jan-slimming-9781526784155","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}