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This month’s webinar explores code breaking and its pivotal importance in Military advancement.
Dr. Vince Houghton is the author of two books and has a Ph.D. in Diplomatic and Military History from the University of Maryland. He will explore The Battle of Midway, which ran from the fourth through the seventh of June 1942, and was one of the American Navy’s biggest victories over the Japanese Navy during World War II. Navy cryptanalysts had begun breaking Japanese communication codes early in 1942 and knew for weeks ahead of time that Japan was planning an attack in the Pacific at a location they called “AF.” The Navy suspected it was Midway and decided to send out a false message from the base claiming it was short of fresh water. Japan’s radio operators sent out a similar message about “AF” soon afterward, confirming the location of the planned attack.
National Cryptologic Museum
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International Spy Museum
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