Sentences with phrase «ii code breaker»

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Before he became friends with fellow writer C.S. Lewis and help create the Inklings writers» group, Tolkien fought in World War I and later assisted the Allies as a code - breaker during World War II.
If the answers were «yes» and «no,» respectively, they made it into a classified training course that, if they passed, led to a job in Washington, D.C. Those two questions were one way to join the roughly 11,000 American women who ultimately worked as government code breakers during World War II.
In World War II, a Marine protects a Navajo recruit who transmits messages in his native tongue, confounding Japanese code - breakers.
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), the film portrays the nail - biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code - breakers at Britain's top - secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World Warcode - breakers at Britain's top - secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World WarCode and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
This World War II drama about a famous code - breaker has just recently won the highly - coveted People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, and is set to be the opening gala at the London Film Festival.
Backstage chats with «The Imitation Game» actor about his latest character, World War II code - breaker Hugh Alexander, his acting crushes, and the epic lie he told to get out of his worst survival job.
ENIGMA is based on the bestselling Robert Harris novel of the same name, with its cerebral plot centering around the British code - breakers during World War II, trying valiantly to decipher the complicated codes used by the Nazis, especially during their submarine missions.
John Paul Stevens went on to the University of Chicago, followed by a stint as a code breaker with the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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