Security padding phrase used during the Battle of Leyte Gulf
This article is about the security padding phrase from the Battle of Leyte Gulf. For the natural and constructed phenomena and structures of the world, see Wonders of the World.
Nimitz (left) and Halsey in 1943
"The world wonders" is a phrase which rose to notoriety following[a] its use during World War II when it appeared as part of a decoded message sent by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, to Admiral William Halsey Jr. at the height of the Battle of Leyte Gulf on October 25, 1944.[2] The words, intended to be without meaning, were added as security padding in an encrypted message to hinder Japanese attempts at cryptanalysis, but were mistakenly included in the decoded text given to Halsey. Halsey interpreted the phrase as a harsh and sarcastic rebuke, and as a consequence dropped his futile pursuit of a decoy Japanese carrier task force, and, belatedly, reversed some of his ships in a fruitless effort to aid United States forces in the Battle off Samar.[3]
^"World War II Navy History Offers Ringside Seat to Greatest Sea Fights". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. January 1, 1961. p. 18. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^Black, Conrad (2005). Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom. Public Affairs. ISBN 9781586482824. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
^North, Oliver; Joe Musser (2004). War stories II: heroism in the Pacific. Regnery Publishing. ISBN 9780895261090.
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