"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:S3zyb.373891$Tr4.1110611@attbi_s03...
break the code. :-(

How?

By shutting down their access to oil and other resources.

???

What does that mean? Who is "their"?
Japan's. During the 30's, the Dutch East Indies (IIRC) was the main source
of oil and other resources (Japan had about as many local resources as they
do now.) They were essentially "shut out".