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BATTLE OF WITS

BATTLE OF WITS

BATTLE OF WITS
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BATTLE OF WITS

by Stephen Budiansky

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9780684859323
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(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) In 1939 cryptoanalysis was in its infancy, yet he codebreakers accomplished extraordinary feats of mathematical wizardry turning the tide of many critical battles, from the fight against the Nazi U-boats in the Atlantic, to the climactic showdown against Yamamoto's aircraft carriers at Midway, and the success of the D-Day invasion. Drawing on thousands of files, the author explains how the most impenetrable of Axis codes were broken, including the German ENIGMA and Japanese "Purple" machines, and traces the origins of the top-secret project, codenamed VENONA, that broke the Soviet spy codes. (Published: 2000) (Publisher: Free Press) (ISBN: 0684859327) (Pagination: 436pp illustrations) (Condition: very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

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A million pages of new World War II codebreaking records have been released by the U.S. Army and Navy and the British government over the last five years. Now, Battle of Wits presents the history of the war that these documents reveal. From the battle of Midway until the last German code was broken in January 1945, this is an astonishing epic of a war that was won not simply by brute strength but also by reading the enemy's intentions. The revelations of Stephen Budiansky's dramatic history include how Britain tried to manipulate the American codebreakers and monopolize German Enigma code communications; the first detailed published explanations of how the Japanese codes were broken; and how the American codebreaking machines worked to crack the Japanese, the German, and even the Russian diplomatic codes. The compelling narrative shows the crucial effect codebreaking had on the battlefields by explaining the urgency of stopping the wolf pack U-boat attacks in the North Atlantic, the importance of halting Rommel's tanks in North Africa, and the necessity of ensuring that the Germans believed the Allies' audacious deception and cover plans for D-Day. Unveiled for the first time, the complete story of codebreaking in World War II has now been told.

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Bookseller
Military History Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
37180-01
Title
BATTLE OF WITS
Author
Stephen Budiansky
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0684859327
ISBN 13
9780684859323
Publisher
Free Press
Place of Publication
New York
This edition first published
2000
Keywords
Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare In 1939 cryptoanalysis was in its infancy, yet he codebreakers accomplished extraordinary feats of mathematical wizardry turning the tide of many critical battles, from the fight against the
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