How I Discovered World War II's Greatest Spy and Other Stories of Intelligence and Code

David Kahn

sij 2014. · CRC Press

O ovoj e-knjizi

This book recounts the desperate efforts to gather information during World War II and the Cold War. The author provides insight into the dark realm of intelligence and code that will fascinate cryptographers, intelligence personnel, and the millions of people interested in military history, espionage adventure, and world affairs. David Kahn is universally regarded as the dean of intelligence historians. Authoritative and addictively readable, this book, by revealing the past, helps guide present and future intelligence efforts.

O autoru

David Kahn is universally regarded as the dean of intelligence historians. He is the author of Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boats Codes, 1939-1943. His pathbreaking book The Codebreakers, the classic history of codemaking and codebreaking remains in stalwart print 45 years after its publication (portions have been updated). He is also the co-founder of the Taylor & Francis journal, Cryptologia, which continues to attract new subscribers.