Codes, Ciphers, and Cartography: Math Goes to War

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MATH AT WAR In June 1942 Japanese naval commanders saw a chance to destroy the US Navy in the Pacific Ocean Six months earlier the Japanese had attacked the US fleet at Pearl Harbor Japan planned to draw the remaining US ships into a trap The Japanese would launch a surprise attack at Midway Island But they did not know that the Americans were waiting for them US experts had cracked Japan's secret naval codes and knew the attack at Midway was coming An American torpedo On June 4 the United States attacked the bomber climbs away from a burning Japanese In the three day battle they sank Japanese ship during four Japanese aircraft carriers The Japanese the Battle of Midway navy never recovered from defeat the