Joe Rochefort's war : the odyssey of the codebreaker who outwitted Yamamoto at Midway / Elliot Carlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlson, Elliot, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rochefort, Joe, 1900-1976.

Rochefort, Joe.

United States. Navy.

Midway, Battle of, 1942.

Cryptographers--United States--Biography.

Cryptographers.

United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.

United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography.

World War, 1939-1945.

Cryptography.

World War, 1939-1945--Electronic intelligence.

Electronic intelligence.

World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Japanese.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 572 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2011]

Summary:

At the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Commander Joe Rochefort and his team cracked the Japanese navy's coded messages about a planned assault on Midway Atoll. In spite of his success, Rochefort was removed from his post at Pearl Harbor because of his inability to conform to the expectations of his superiors in Washington, who rejected his Midway prediction. Drawing on interviews with family members, officers, and enlisted men, this biography examines all phases of Rochefort's career, from his enlistment in 1918 to his legacy. An epilogue chronicles his colleagues' efforts to get the Distinguished Service Medal awarded to him posthumously. The book is illustrated with a wealth of personal and historical b&w photos and includes 10 pages of appendices offering documents and background on codebreaking. A 13-page bibliography lists material from the National Archives; material from associations, libraries, museums, and universities; oral histories and presentations; interviews and personal papers; dissertations and theses; Internet resources; and print sources. Carlson is a journalist. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Trolley to San Pedro 7

2 Mustang 18

3 Odyssey of a Codebreaker 27

4 Fleet Gadfly, Tokyo Whiz 44

5 The Admiral's Confidant 61

6 Assignment Pearl Harbor 77

7 A Most Unusual Place 93

8 Rochefort's World 110

9 Shadowing Yamamoto 124

10 Encounter with Kimmel 142

11 Ill Wind 158

12 Comedy of Errors 172

13 Air Raid Pearl Harbor! 185

14 The Long Wait for JN-25(b) 201

15 Pearl Harbor Aftermath 211

16 Strike Up the Band 226

17 Koryaku Butai 233

18 Not a Very Glorious Incident 244

19 The Dungeon Comes Alive 254

20 A Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear 265

21 King Comes Calling 282

22 Something Is Brewing 294

23 Five Days in May 307

24 Rochefort's War 321

25 Affirm Fox Is Confirmed Here 334

26 Nimitz Comes Around 348

27 Our Man in Tokyo 362

28 By Any and All Means 383

29 Remedial Action 399

30 Drydocked 417.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781612510606

1612510604

OCLC:

713188215