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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Fisher-Alaniz, Karen.

Breaking the code : a father’s secret, a daughter’s journey, and the question that changed everything / Karen Fisher-Alaniz.

p. cm.

1. Fisher, Murray William 2. Fisher, Murray William—Correspondence. 3. World War, 1939–1945—Personal narratives, American. 4. World War, 1939–1945—Campaigns—Pacific Area. 5. World War, 1939–1945—Cryptography. 6. Sailors—United States—Biography. 7. Fathers and daughters—United States—Biography. 8. Fisher-Alaniz, Karen. I. Title.

D767.9.F56 2011

940.54’8673092—dc23

[B]

2011027566

Printed and bound in the United States of America.

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