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The broken seal : 'Operation Magic' and the secret road to Pearl Harbor' / Ladislas Fargo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fargo, Ladislas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (310 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, 2012.
- Summary:
- The Important Study That Evaluates the Intelligence War Behind the Japanese Surprise Attack "In this fascinating account....Mr.Farago's investigation suggests that the real villain was the system itself."-- New York Times "In this well-written and informative account...Mr.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue: "This Means War!"
- Part I: The Code Crackers
- 1. Herbert O. Yardley and the "American Black Chamber"
- 2. Diplomatic Stud Poker
- 3. The Secrets of Room 2646
- 4. The Mission of the Marblehead
- 5. "Gentlemen Do Not Read Each Other's Mail"
- Part II: Into the Dark Valley
- 6. Nothing Sacred, Nothing Secret
- 7. The RED Machine
- 8. The Burakku Chiemba and TYPE NO. 97
- 9. The PURPLE Code
- Part III: The Crooked Road to War
- 10. War on a Shoestring
- 11. "Operation Z"-The Pearl Harbor Plan
- 12. Eyes on Hawaii
- 13. The Maze of "Magic"
- 14. "John Doe's" Secret Mission
- 15. Moment of Crisis
- 16. "Magic's" Finest Hour
- Part IV: On the Collision Course
- 17. Games of War
- 18. The Missed Clue
- 19. The Pearl Harbor Spy
- 20. "I May Make War"-A Secret Alliance
- 21. How the Japanese Fleet Was "Lost"
- Part V: Prelude to Disaster
- 22. Bratton's Last Stand
- 23. Japan Deploys for War
- 24. A Week of Indecision
- 25. "Magic" on the Eve
- 26. F.D.R.-December 6, 1941
- 27. The Creeping Hours
- 28. "This Is Pearl!"
- Acknowledgments
- Reference Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-59416-570-X
- OCLC:
- 1197557689
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