The book starts out telling the story of
Janice Martin, a young college student who was recruited to learn about and
employ the much-needed skill of codebreaking during the pivotal time in our
Country, World War II.
Janice is the focus of the book, but the book
is about more than one person. Periodically,
the story comes back around to what was happening in Janice’s life at that time. The story includes the history of cryptography
and codebreaking. You will learn about brilliant
individuals who worked together to break the coded messages of our enemies
during WWII. That information was passed
along to our military leaders to use and effectively win the battles.
The Secret Life of an American
Codebreaker was a fascinating book and goes into a
lot of detail about how Americans, Great Britain, and the Allied forces worked
together. An early version of computers was
developed to help analyze the large volume and ever-changing data that was
coming in from the enemies’ encrypted messages.
I found The Secret Life of an American
Codebreaker by Jan Slimming to be a very interesting and compelling
book. I highly recommend it, especially
if you like history, stories about WWII, and intrigue.
After reading this book, it makes me wish that
I had sat down with my parents and other family members and learned about the
work they did in WWII. I cannot imagine how
different the world would have been if not for the courageous work and
sacrifice of so many during World War II.
I would like to thank Pen & Sword Publishers
and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of The
Secret Life of an American Codebreaker by Jan Slimming. I was under no obligation to give a favorable
review.
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