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Author:
Zullo, Matt
Title:
The U.S. Navy's On-The-Roof Gang #1 : Prelude to war / Matt Zullo.
Publisher:
A Zoohaus Book,
Copyright Date:
©2021
Description:
xvi, 425 pages, : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subject:
Kidder, Harry,--1889-1963.
Cryptography--United States--History--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Reconnaissance operations--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Ficiton.
World War, 1939-1945--United States--Military--Fiction.
HIstorical fiction.
Notes:
Includes appendix listing Acronyms and Abbreviations and appendix listing On-The-Roof Gang Class Rosters.
Summary:
The U.S. Navy's On-The-Roof Gang: Volume 1 - Prelude to War is an historical novel based on the unknown true-life story of the "On-The-Roof" Gang," the U.S. Navy's fledgling radio intelligence organization in the years leading up to World War II. It is based on the real life of Harry Kidder, a U.S. Navy radioman who first discovered and deciphered Japanese katakana telegraph codes while stationed in the Philippines in the 1920's.
Series:
The On-the-Roof Gang ; bk. 1
Zullo, Matt. On-the-Roof Gang ; bk. 1.
ISBN:
1735152773
9781735152776
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1262873890
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

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