Joe Rochefort’s War: The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway - Hardcover

Carlson, Elliott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1612510604 ISBN 13: 9781612510606

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2011

Synopsis

Bringing together the disparate threads of Rochefort’s life and career, which began with his enlistment in the Naval Reserve in 1918 at age 17 after dropping out of high school and adding a year to his age, this biography chronicles his earliest days as a mustang (an officer who has risen from the ranks), his fortuitous posting to Washington, where he headed the Navy’s codebreaking desk at age 25, then, in another unexpected twist, found himself assigned to Tokyo to learn Japanese. Ultimately, this book is aimed at bringing Joe Rochefort to life as the irreverent, fiercely independent and consequential officer that he was. It assumes his career can’t be understood without looking at his entire life and seeks to capture the interplay of policy and personality, the role played by politics and personal rifts at the highest levels of Navy power during a time of national crisis. About the Author Elliot Carlson is a longtime journalist who has worked as a reporter, editor and staff writer for such newspapers and magazines as the Honolulu Advertiser, the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. A graduate of the University of Oregon and Stanford University.

About this title

About the Author

Elliot Carlson is a longtime journalist who has worked as a reporter, editor and staff writer for such newspapers and magazines as the Honolulu Advertiser, the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. A graduate of the University of Oregon and Stanford University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1612510604
• ISBN 13: 9781612510606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 616