Secret Messages : Codebreaking and American Diplomacy, 1930-1945.
Alvarez, David.
Secret Messages : Codebreaking and American Diplomacy, 1930-1945. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (306 pages) - Modern War Studies . - Modern War Studies .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Antecedents -- 2. Launching a Service -- 3. Toward Pearl Harbor -- 4. Marching to War -- 5. Targets -- 6. The Russian Problem -- 7. A Usually Reliable Source -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
"David Alvarez packs a lot into this rather short, brilliantly written and argued account of the US signals intelligence (Sigint) effort against foreign diplomatic communications. A must-read."--Intelligence and National Security "Alvarez recaptures the wartime spirit of the Army code-breakers with verve and vigour. He tells us of SIS's sometimes bizarre and often obfuscating security arrangements; the perpetual bureaucratic infighting for more people, more space, more money; the role of women and minorities; and how people coped with their new experiences. In sort, he puts a human face on the heretofore impersonal code-breakers, giving the book an added dimension that makes it unique."--International History Review "Secret Messages is a badly needed history of the origins of modern American signals intelligence."--H-Net Reviews "A valuable contribution to the diplomatic history of this era."--Journal of Military History.
9780700622900
World War, 1939-1945-Cryptography.
Cryptography-United States-History-20th century.
World War, 1939-1945-Diplomatic history.
United States-Foreign relations-1933-1945.
Electronic books.
D810.C88 .A483 2000
940.548673
Secret Messages : Codebreaking and American Diplomacy, 1930-1945. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (306 pages) - Modern War Studies . - Modern War Studies .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Antecedents -- 2. Launching a Service -- 3. Toward Pearl Harbor -- 4. Marching to War -- 5. Targets -- 6. The Russian Problem -- 7. A Usually Reliable Source -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
"David Alvarez packs a lot into this rather short, brilliantly written and argued account of the US signals intelligence (Sigint) effort against foreign diplomatic communications. A must-read."--Intelligence and National Security "Alvarez recaptures the wartime spirit of the Army code-breakers with verve and vigour. He tells us of SIS's sometimes bizarre and often obfuscating security arrangements; the perpetual bureaucratic infighting for more people, more space, more money; the role of women and minorities; and how people coped with their new experiences. In sort, he puts a human face on the heretofore impersonal code-breakers, giving the book an added dimension that makes it unique."--International History Review "Secret Messages is a badly needed history of the origins of modern American signals intelligence."--H-Net Reviews "A valuable contribution to the diplomatic history of this era."--Journal of Military History.
9780700622900
World War, 1939-1945-Cryptography.
Cryptography-United States-History-20th century.
World War, 1939-1945-Diplomatic history.
United States-Foreign relations-1933-1945.
Electronic books.
D810.C88 .A483 2000
940.548673