Marching Orders: The Untold Story of How the American Breaking of the Japanese Secret Codes Led to the Defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan

by Bruce Lee

Lewin wrote: “And then there was the Japanese section.… The exact functions and achievements of this section have not yet been revealed.” (page 134) Another high-ranking intelligence officer, not wishing to upset his superiors, wrote the author: “I recall that Monty, somewhere in his autobiography, confessed to the press in North Africa that his modest habits required him to retire to his caravan, after a light supper, where he recites his prayers for Divine Guidance before retiring for the day. The fact is that his Divine Guidance came entirely from his Ultra briefer who flew out from Cairo each evening and crouched silently in the dusk near the unlit trailer until the pious general dismissed the press.”