The emperor's codes the breaking of Japan's secret ciphers : Smith, Michael, 1952 May 1- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-309) and index

Singapore, December 1941 -- Borrowing the Cables -- A Spy Base in the Far East -- Diplomatic Secrets -- Preparing for War -- Purple Magic -- Working with the Americans -- East and West Winds -- The Americans Take the Lead -- A Tricky Experiment -- Midway: The Battle that Turned the Tide -- Friends Fall Out -- Breaking the Military Attache Code -- Central Bureau's Big Break -- The Yamamoto Shootdown -- The Bletchley Park Strippers -- Return to Colombo -- An Alliance under Threat -- Operation Capital -- Defeat into Victory -- MacArthur Returns -- The Atomic Bomb

Describes the work and personalities of the codebreakers who deciphered Japanese codes despite vast linguistic differences between English and Japanese, and explains their contributions to Allied success during World War II