"Through gripping photos and action-packed stories, discover history's lesser-known military heroes, who must never be forgotten."-- Back cover.

Every war requires more than just the efforts of traditional soldiers. Some heroes' stories are not appreciated during their time. This book discusses courageous and innovative people and groups who created - and cracked - seemingly unbreakable codes during times of war.

Hitler's lost sub: America had just entered World War II, but terrifying unseen weapons were stalking US targets, sinking over 400 ships just miles from American shores in the worst naval defeat in United States History. Hitler's sunken secret: One of the most daring resistance operations of World War II was the 1944 sinking of the Norwegian ferry Hydro, with its cargo of "heavy water" destined for the Nazi's secret atomic bomb project. The great...