The Quiet Heroes of the Southwest Pacific Theater An Oral History of the Men and Women of CBB and FRUMEL
by Sharon A. Maneki and Center for Cryptologic History
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 2/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 1/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5.
Description
The Central Bureau Brisbane (CBB) and the Fleet Radio Unit Melbourne (FRUMEL) played vital, if largely unheralded, parts in supporting military operations in the Southwest Pacific in World War II. The communications intelligence (COMINT) they produced was often a major factor in decision making by General Douglas MacArthur, his staff, and other senior leaders in the struggle to prevent further Japanese conquests and to retake captured territory.