The work of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, America's first female cryptanalyst, brings down Al Capone, breaks up a Nazi spy ring in South America, and lays the foundation for the National Security Agency (NSA).
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- Narrator
- Self - Author of 'The Woman Who Smashed Codes'
- Self - Author of 'The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Lif
- Self - Historian
- Self - Military Historian, Virginia Military Institute
- Self - Historian for the National Security Agency
- Self - Historian at Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives