Bibliograph

Code warriors, NSA's codebreakers and the secret intelligence war against the Soviet Union, Stephen Budiansky

Type

Label

Code warriors, NSA's codebreakers and the secret intelligence war against the Soviet Union, Stephen Budiansky

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Code warriors

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

922630824

Responsibility statement

Stephen Budiansky

Sub title

NSA's codebreakers and the secret intelligence war against the Soviet Union

Summary

"A sweeping history of the NSA and its codebreaking achievements from World War II through the Cold War shares insights into the challenges faced by cryptanalysts and their role in some of the most complicated events of the twentieth century, "--NoveList

Table Of Contents

The Russian Problem -- Unbreakable Codes -- Learning to Lie -- Digital Dawn -- Shooting Wars -- "An Old Mule Skinner" -- Brains Versus Bugs -- Days of Crisis -- Reinventing the Wheel -- Brute Force and Legerdemain

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