ON-THE-ROOF GANG

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Matt Zullo

On-the-Roof Gang Historian and Author

ON-THE-ROOF GANG

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Volume 1: Prelude to War

On-the-Roof Gang: Prelude to War focuses on the development of the US Navy’s radio intelligence operation led by well-known characters such as Harry Kidder, Laurance Safford, and Joseph Rochefort. On-the-Roof Gang: Prelude to War begins with the program’s infancy in the early 1920s and concludes with the “date which will live in infamy,” December 7, 1941.

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Volume 2: War in the Pacific

On-the-Roof Gang: War in the Pacific begins on December 7, 1941. It focuses on the wartime stories of the On-the-Roof Gang intercept operators, some who were stationed in Hawaii, some who survived a torturous existence in a POW camp, others who had to evacuate their intercept sites, and still others who performed intercept operations while at sea during some of the most famous naval battles of World War II. 

 
 
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-Advance Praise-

"...meticulously researched..."

"...real-life drama..."

"...a rare look behind the veil of secrecy..."

"...a fascinating read!"

"...masterful storytelling..."

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Classroom

Specially Constructed Concrete Block House on the Roof

Class Rosters

Students of the On-the-Roof Gang Classes

Stations

Intercept and DF Stations in the Pacific

Stories

History of the On-the-Roof Gang

Memorial

Largest Gathering Ever of the On-the-Roof Gang Members