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Antisemitism in the nation’s capital, circa 1928, was “below the surface,” according to Ronald Clark, William Friedman’s biographer. Latent, yet also “ever-present.” There was an “us-them feel,” he wrote, and William Friedman was one of “them.” [Clark 86] I wanted … Continued
William and Elizebeth Friedman were husband and wife codebreakers. The Man Who Broke Purple and the Woman Who Smashed Codes: they were, and still are, cryptography’s power couple. Some may argue that William was the more “powerful” of the two. … Continued
** Article published in World War I Illustrated, Spring 2021, No. 14: 4-10.** Edward Vernon Rickenbacker ensured his place in history with actions taken during a surprisingly brief stretch, from September 25 to November 11, 1918. True, the fourteen preceding years … Continued