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

In other words, the commander in the field is being ordered to deal with the Ultra representative, who, by himself, will represent the most authoritative and secret intelligence source available. As we will see, it will take considerable time before the American commanders comprehend Ultra, let alone use it properly. Too many American Ultra officers in the field, who are supposed to have secure vans and trailers, equipped with safes and guards, will find themselves in drafty, rain-wet tents without any relief, support or security. If the British had been aware that this would be the way the Americans will treat the security of Ultra, they would quite rightly have tried to close down the American involvement in the war’s greatest secret. It is only by the grace of God that no German commando-type attack ever reached an American Army headquarters and the Ultra tent during the course of the war.