Magic Midway: Conclusion

January 2nd, 2009

From Sat Sep 13 11:49:34 1997
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>Subject: Magic Midway: Conclusion
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>Thanks to all who responded to my query. The conclusion I draw from >the input is
>that, “Magic” if applied to the breaking of the Purple Code, had >nothing to do
>with the Battle of Midway. “Magic”, if applied to all allied counter-Japanese
>decoding operations could be used, but would be inaccurate. I favor >accuracy –
>I’ll have to draw up another header.
>
>Thanks again,
>Tim
>
>Tim Lanzendoerfer | The US Navy in
>Amateur Naval Historian | the Pacific War
>Email:BWV_Wiesbaden@t-online.de | 1941 – 1945
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