Secret Messages : Codebreaking and American Diplomacy, 1930-1945.

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.

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