The US Navy's On-the-Roof Gang: Volume I - Prelude to War

THE US NAVY'S ON-THE-ROOF GANG: VOLUME I - PRELUDE TO WAR is an historical novel based on...
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The US Navy's On-the-Roof Gang: Volume I - Prelude to War by Zullo, Matt

The US Navy's On-the-Roof Gang: Volume I - Prelude to War

€54,68

The US Navy's On-the-Roof Gang: Volume I - Prelude to War

€54,68
Author: Matt Zullo
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

THE US NAVY'S ON-THE-ROOF GANG: VOLUME I - PRELUDE TO WAR is an historical novel based on the unknown true-life story of the "On-The-Roof Gang," the U.S. Navy's fledgling radio intelligence organization in the years leading up to World War II. It is based on the real life of Harry Kidder, a U.S. Navy radioman who first discovered and deciphered Japanese katakana telegraphic code while stationed in the Philippines in the 1920s, discovering that he was listening to Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) radio communications. Kidder strongly believed in the future of radio intelligence and a chance meeting with Lieutenant Laurance Safford led to the birth of the Navy's Radio Intelligence community. Kidder taught others the nascent art of intercepting IJN communications on the roof of the Main Navy Building in Washington, DC. From 1928 to 1941, 176 Sailors and Marines attended this training and were then stationed as radio intercept operators around the Pacific. These men would become known as the On-The-Roof Gang and were charged with keeping track of the IJN as they prepared for war with the United States. The circumstances of America's entry into World War II hinged on success or failure of the On-The-Roof Gang, and Harry Kidder knew this. On-the-Roof Gang: Prelude to War concludes with the "date which will live in infamy," December 7, 1941.



Author: Matt Zullo
Publisher: Matt Zullo
Published: 08/10/2020
Pages: 442
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9781735152707


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2020

About the Author
Zullo, Matt: - Matt Zullo is a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer who worked in the US Intelligence Community. He has more than 35 years' experience in Radio Intelligence, now more commonly known as Communications Intelligence. He holds a Master's degree in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University, where he researched and wrote his master's thesis on the On-The-Roof Gang. He has published numerous articles on the On-the-Roof Gang on internal work websites, in the Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association's Cryptolog magazine, and on his social media platforms. As a quantifiable expert on the On-the-Roof Gang, he has spoken at the 2009, 2011, and 2013 Cryptologic History Symposia, as well as at several Navy events around the world. He nominated Harry Kidder for the National Security Agency's Cryptologic Hall of Honor and was a guest at the induction ceremony. Learn more at www.ontheroofgang.com and www.mattzulloauthor.com.

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