Secrets of War Breaking the Japanese Code (Season 1, Episode 29)
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TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

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Secrets of War

Breaking the Japanese Code (Season 1, Episode 29)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

The story of America's code-breaking efforts against seemingly impenetrable secret Japanese military and diplomatic communications. The heroic struggle of Army code-breakers, headed by William Friedman, and the Navy's secret "...See moreThe story of America's code-breaking efforts against seemingly impenetrable secret Japanese military and diplomatic communications. The heroic struggle of Army code-breakers, headed by William Friedman, and the Navy's secret "on-the-roof-gang" help win the Battle of the Pacific. Written by Anonymous See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Charlton Heston Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
David Hatch Self - Director, National Cryptological Museum Self - Director, National Cryptological Museum See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Norman Polmar Self - Co-Author 'Spy Book' Self - Co-Author 'Spy Book' See fewer	Defcon 2: Cuban Missile Crisis (2002)
Carl Boyd Self - Author 'Hitler's Japanese Confidant' Self - Author 'Hitler's Japanese Confidant' See fewer	Secrets of the Dead (2000)
Thomas B. Allen Self - Co-Author 'Spy Book' (as Tom Allen) Self - Co-Author 'Spy Book' (as Tom Allen) See fewer	The Plutonium Incident (1980)
John Friedman Self - Son of William F. Friedman Self - Son of William F. Friedman See fewer	The War Room with Michael Shure (2012)
Jack Ingram Self - Curator, National Cryptological Museum Self - Curator, National Cryptological Museum See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Philip Jacobsen Self - Lt Cmdr U.S. Navy (Ret.) - WWII Signal Intelligence (as Phil H. Jacobsen) Self - Lt Cmdr U.S. Navy (Ret.) - WWII Signal Intelligence (as Phil H. Jacobsen) See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Larry I. Bland Self - Editor, The Marshall Papers (as Larry Bland) Self - Editor, The Marshall Papers (as Larry Bland) See fewer	George Marshall & the American Century (1994)
Elizebeth Friedman Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
William F. Friedman Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Hirohito Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Arrivée du prince du Japon Hiro Hito (1921)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
George C. Marshall Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Krymskaya konferentsiya (1945)
Chester W. Nimitz Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Secret Land (1948)
Frank Rowlett Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Henry L. Stimson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped (1995)
Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing
Woodrow Wilson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Adventures of a Boy Scout (1915)
Isoroku Yamamoto Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Price for Peace (2002)
Herbert O. Yardley Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Rendezvous (1935)
Hiroshi Ôshima Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer