Espionage & Military Intelligence - World War II, Military Intelligence, Computer Science & Combinatorics, Cryptography - History, General & Miscellaneous Espionage, United States - Espionage, Cryptography
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Overview
For the first time ever, veteran World War II cryptographer Hervie Haufler details how American and British codebreakers were the decisive factor in the Allied victory. From the Purple Machine to the Navajo Talkers to the breaking of Japan's JN-25 Naval Code to the shadowy world of decoding units like Hut-8 in Bletchley Park, he shows how crucial information-often obtained by surreptitious and violent means-was the decisive edge in the Battle of Britain, at Midway and against the U-Boats in the North Atlantic, and how Allied intelligence saved the Soviet Union from almost certain defeat.In an accessible account based on years of research, interviews and exclusive access to previously top-secret archives, Haufler demonstrates how cryptography enabled Nimitz and MacArthur to persevere in the Pacific and helped Eisenhower and Patton mount the assaults on Normandy. In compelling detail, Haufler shows us how it was done-as only one who was on the frontlines of the "secret war" could tell it.
Synopsis
Haufler offers an insider's view of the battle waged by Allied cryptographers against the Germans and Japanese during WWII. Drawing upon interviews with participants as well as archival research, he presents an accessibly written account of those behind-the-scenes efforts that gave Allied soldiers the advantage that enabled them to conquer. Haufler is a WWII veteran cryptographer who participated in both British and American codebreaking task forces. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
September 1, 1996
Publisher
Penguin Group (USA)
Pages
352
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780451209795