{"id":45827,"date":"2020-10-07T14:31:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T18:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=45827"},"modified":"2020-10-07T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T18:31:42","slug":"free-online-event-matt-zullo-presents-the-the-u-s-navys-on-the-roof-gang-prelude-to-war-october-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/free-online-event-matt-zullo-presents-the-the-u-s-navys-on-the-roof-gang-prelude-to-war-october-8-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Online Event: Matt Zullo presents the “The U.S. Navy’s On-The-Roof Gang, Prelude to War” October 8, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Aaron Kuhn, who notes that author Matt Zullo will give a free online presentation about his novel, The US Navy’s On-The-Roof Gang, Volume One<\/em> tomorrow (Thursday October 8, 2020, at 16:00 UTC).<\/p>\n

Click here to register for this free event.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE US NAVY’S ON-THE-ROOF GANG: VOLUME I – PRELUDE TO WAR is an historical novel based on the unknown true-life story of the “On-The-Roof Gang,” the U.S. Navy’s fledgling radio intelligence organization in the years leading up to World War II. It is based on the real life of Harry Kidder, a U.S. Navy radioman who first discovered and deciphered Japanese katakana telegraphic code while stationed in the Philippines in the 1920s, discovering that he was listening to Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) radio communications. Kidder strongly believed in the future of radio intelligence and a chance meeting with Lieutenant Laurance Safford led to the birth of the Navy’s Radio Intelligence community. Kidder taught others the nascent art of intercepting IJN communications on the roof of the Main Navy Building in Washington, DC. From 1928 to 1941, 176 Sailors and Marines attended this training and were then stationed as radio intercept operators around the Pacific. These men would become known as the On-The-Roof Gang and were charged with keeping track of the IJN as they prepared for war with the United States. The circumstances of America’s entry into World War II hinged on success or failure of the On-The-Roof Gang, and Harry Kidder knew this. On-the-Roof Gang: Prelude to War concludes with the “date which will live in infamy,” December 7, 1941<\/p>\n

Matt Zullo is a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer who has more than 35 years’ experience in Radio Intelligence, now more commonly known as Communications Intelligence. He holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University, where he researched and wrote his master’s thesis on the On-the-Roof Gang. He has published numerous articles on the On-the-Roof Gang in the Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association’s Cryptolog magazine and on social media platforms. As one of only a few quantifiable experts on the subject, Matt has spoken at the 2009, 2011, and 2013 Cryptologic History Symposiums, as well as at several Navy events around the world. He recently (Nov 2019) attended the induction of Harry Kidder into NSA’s Cryptologic Hall of Honor and spoke about Harry Kidder at a subsequent event for the sailors of Cryptologic Warfare Group Six. Matt continues his research into the On-the-Roof Gang as he writes and edits his two-volume history about the group.<\/p>\n

Click here to view the author’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Aaron Kuhn, who notes that author Matt Zullo will give a free online presentation about his novel, The US Navy’s On-The-Roof Gang, Volume One tomorrow (Thursday October 8, 2020, at 16:00 UTC). Click here to register for this free event. Description: THE US NAVY’S ON-THE-ROOF GANG: VOLUME I – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[251,3,305,288],"tags":[5367,4090,6016,5048,3628,8866,7646,676],"class_list":["post-45827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","tag-aaron-kuhn","tag-books","tag-cryptography","tag-encryption","tag-military","tag-on-the-roof-gang","tag-us-navy","tag-wwii"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bV9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51580,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/awa-presentation-by-author-matt-zullo-the-us-navys-on-the-roof-gang\/","url_meta":{"origin":45827,"position":0},"title":"AWA Presentation by Matt Zullo: “The US Navy’s On-The-Roof Gang”","author":"Thomas","date":"January 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Erdle, who shares the following: Hi Thomas, I thought that you SWLing visitors might enjoy this presentation from the Antique Wireless Association: The US Navy's On-The-Roof Gang - Pioneers of Radio Intelligence: Video description: Author Matt Zullo is a retired U.S. Navy Master\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OTRG-print-3D-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OTRG-print-3D-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OTRG-print-3D-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OTRG-print-3D-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50628,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/jocks-radio-related-book-recommendations\/","url_meta":{"origin":45827,"position":1},"title":"Jock’s radio-related book recommendations","author":"Thomas","date":"October 24, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post: Some radio-related books you might want to read By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Radio-related books \u2013 books in which radio is not the main subject but plays a significant role in the storyline or plot (whether it is fiction or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Books"","block_context":{"text":"Books","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/books\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-23-at-08.24.31.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":49356,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/brazilian-navys-beacon-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":45827,"position":2},"title":"Brazilian Navy’s beacon antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"June 24, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the photo above of the radio beacon at the Brazilian Navy in Tramandai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 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