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Author:

Kahn, David, 1930-

Title:

The codebreakers : the story of secret writing / David Kahn.

Edition:

[Rev. ed.].

Publisher:

Scribner,

Copyright Date:

c1996

Description:

xviii, 1181 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Cryptography--History.
Geheimschrift.
Kryptologie.
Cryptographie--Histoire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 985-987) and index.

Contents:

One day of magic -- The first 3,000 years -- The rise of the west -- On the origin of a species -- The era of the black chambers -- The contribution of the Dilettantes -- Crises of the union -- The professor, the soldier, and the man on devil's island -- Room 40 -- A war of intercepts: I -- A war of intercepts: II -- Two Americans -- Secrecy for sale -- Duel in the ether: the axis -- Duel in the ether: neutrals and allies -- Censors, scramblers, and spies -- The scrutable orientals -- Russkaya Kriptologiya -- N.S.A. -- The anatomy of cryptology -- Heterogeneous impulses -- Rumrunners, businessmen, and makers of non-secret codes -- Ciphers in the past tense -- The pathology of cryptology -- Ancestral voices -- Messages from outer space -- Cryptology goes public.

Summary:

Kahn traces history of codes and ciphers from the dawn of civilization and details their influence on war, commerce, diplomacy, and espionage.

ISBN:

9780684831305 (alk. paper)
0684831309 (alk. paper) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)35159231

LCCN:

96031318

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

N4AX745 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)