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Monday, November 30th at 7:00 pm
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of WWII by Liza Mundy
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post).
Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.
History Book Club 2020 Book List
January- The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding by Robert Hughes
February- Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter
March- The First World War by John Keegan
April- The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer
May- The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
June- On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle by Hampton Sides
July- The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson
August- Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose
September- Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard
October- The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough
November- Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of WWII by Liza Mundy
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