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Code warriors : NSA's codebreakers and the secret intelligence war against the Soviet Union
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Title
Code warriors : NSA's codebreakers and the secret intelligence war against the Soviet Union / Stephen Budiansky.
ISBN
9780385352666
0385352662
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
xxi, 389 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 25, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-372) and index.
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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