{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"45. Secret codes in World War II: what did it take to break them?","description":"Today, we\u2019re looking at how the Allied side \u2013 that includes the US, UK and Australia \u2013 broke the enemy\u2019s secret codes during World War II. We see how Alan Turing and General MacArthur were central to wartime code-breaking, on different sides of the world. We are joined by a special guest, author David Dufty, who wrote \u2018The Code Breakers of Central Bureau\u2019 and \u2018Radio Girl\u2019. And we have Dad\u2019s best Dad jokes about spies! Here are some questions to see how well you understood today\u2019s episode:  What\u2019s Morse code? Name of the man who invented the computer that code breakers used at Bletchley Park, in England. What was the biggest achievement of the British code breakers during World War II? What was the name of the American general who set-up the Central Bureau code breakers in Australia? What subject do you need to study hard at school if you\u2019re going to be a code breaker? What did the Central Bureau code breakers achieve in World War II?  Read industry reviews of Dad\u2019s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available on Kindle, as well as in paperback. Dad\u2019s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story\/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II. Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends \u2013 that's how we'll keep going. We\u2019ll be back on the first Monday of next month! Podcast cover art by&amp;nbsp;Molly Austin All instrumental music is from https:\/\/filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https:\/\/incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/) Sound effects used under RemArc Licence. Copyright 2021 \u00a9 BBC ","author_name":"Dad and Me Love History","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dadandmelovehistory.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19288067\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/101110\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/19288067"}