The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies
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Jason Fagone., & Jason Fagone|AUTHOR. (2017). The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies . HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jason Fagone and Jason Fagone|AUTHOR. 2017. The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies. HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jason Fagone and Jason Fagone|AUTHOR. The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jason Fagone, and Jason Fagone|AUTHOR. The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
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