The Secret Code-Breakers Of Central Bureau. How Australia's Signals-Intelligence Network Shortened The Pacific War

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2017
Edition: First Edition

Description: 451 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A groundbreaking work of Australian military history, The Code-Breakers of Central Bureautells the story of the countrys significant code-breaking and signals-intelligence achievements during the Second World War. It reveals how Australians built a large and sophisticated intelligence network from scratch, how Australian code-breakers cracked Japanese army and air force codes, and how the code-breakers played a vital role in the battles of Midway, Milne Bay, the Coral Sea, Hollandia, and Leyte. The book also reveals Australian involvement in the shooting down of Admiral Yamamoto near Bougainville in 1943, and how on 14 August 1945, following Japans offer of surrender, an Australian intelligence officer established the Allies first direct radio contact with Japan since the war had begun. This is a rich historical account of a secret and little-understood side of the war, interwoven with lively personalities and personal stories. It is the story of Australias version of Bletchley Park, of talented and dedicated individuals who significantly influenced the course of the Pacific War.

ISBN: 9781925322187