Secret Code Girls of World War II | Hidden History Short

In this Hidden History Short with Brian Bullock shines a light on the Code Girls, a nickname for more than 10,000 women who served as code makers and code breakers for the United States Military during World War II. The code girls worked in many branches of the armed services, including the Army, Navy Coastguard, Air Force and Marines. Among their duties, the women operated code-breaking machines, analyzed and broke enemy codes, built libraries of resources on enemy operations, intercepted radio signals and tested the security of American codes. These heroic women helped to shorten World War II and saved countless lives.