The Man Who Broke Purple: The Life of Colonel William F. Friedman, Who Deciphered the Japanese Code in World War II by Ronald William Clark - 1977-09

Little Brown & Company, 1977. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Little Brown & Company, 1977. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Little Brown and Company, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Little Brown & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Little Brown & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co. Good in Good dust jacket. 1977. First US Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0316145955 . Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Wear to DJ edges, light. Personal plate on prelim page. Minor waving due to moisture to first few pages. Not water damage. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. ; B&W Photographs; 271 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and worn, edges foxed.. 1977. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0316145955 . ix, 271pp. Photos, index. Story of the development of military intelligence during World War II as well as the life of geologist-turned-cryptographer William F. Friedman. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Little Brown & Co, 1977-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x1. [From the library of Benjamin B. King.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Tears to jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> "Benjamin B. King was an intelligence officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. After World War 2 broke out in Europe in September 1939, he joined the British Royal Air Force as a 'penguin' who could not fly because of eyesight problems. He was assigned to Coastal Command at the airbase in Wick in the very north of Scotland, which provided defense for Britain in the North Sea, engaging the Germany Navy and Air Force. After his stint at Wick, Ben was transferred to the vital but vulnerable British base at Gibraltar off the coast of Spain, where the British monitored German and Italian military operations in the Western Mediterranean. While in Gibraltar, one of his tasks was to listen to Luftwaffe radio communications and track the movement of German and… Read More

Little Brown & Co, 1977-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x5x1. The binding is tight, corners sharp. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 271 pp.

E-369: Little Brown & Co. Very Good. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston, MA, 1977. Xi, 271 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The story of the cryptographer, William Friedman, who was given Japanese code interceptions in the late 1930s. The Japanese code "Purple" was used by Japan's diplomatic corps and the Navy. Labelled as unbreakable, Friedman managed to decode the Japanese system on the eve of WWII, enabling America to valuable information throughout the War. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 271 pages .