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

They were required to keep Tokyo informed of day-to-day events in Europe (and elsewhere in the world). In their zeal to report, these men told Tokyo all they could find out about Hitler’s intentions, the planning of Hitler’s top subordinates, where the Germans planned to attack, where to defend, the almost daily status of Germany’s economy, her military and strategic reserves. These include the German plans for defending against an Allied invasion in Europe, the campaigns forthcoming in Russia and on the Western Front, to say nothing of the Italian Front or Africa. They reveal German hopes for espionage and diplomatic intrigue in England, the Vatican, America and South America.