Espionage Spies and Shadow Warriors

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On September 20, 1940, Genevieve Grotjan, a former railway annuity statistician and mathematician, broke the Japanese diplomats code which the U.S. would entitle ‘Purple’. This Purple code was essential for the Allied forces, especially at the Battle of Midway and tracking the movements of Admiral Yamamoto enabling the United States Army Air Forces to shoot …

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Battle of the Coral Sea

by Denise FrisinoBattle of the Coral Seas, Navy, Pacific Theatre, UncategorizedPosted on No Comments

Between the island of New Guinea and Australia lies the Coral Sea, with the Solomon Islands just beyond. While later in World War II, major conflicts would rage in the Solomon’s, the likes of Guadalcanal, few are familiar with the most important sea battle known by the Aussie’s as “The Battle that saved Australia”. The …

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