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

ISBN-13: 9780367659172 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 489 str.

David Kahn

Opis

David Kahn is universally regarded as the dean of intelligence historians. Recounting the desperate efforts to gather information during World War II and the Cold War, he provides insight into the dark realm of intelligence and code that will fascinate cryptographers, intelligence personnel, and the millions interested in military history, espio

Recenzje

When it comes to documenting the history of cryptography, David Kahn is singularly one of the finest, if not the finest writers in that domain. For anyone with an interest in the topic, Kahn's works are read in detail and anticipated. ... For those that have read some of Kahn's other works and are looking for more, How I Discovered World War IIs Greatest Spy and Other Stories of Intelligence and Code will be an enjoyable read.
—Ben Rothke, Information Security Manager, Wyndham Worldwide Corp., writing on Slashdot.org

How I Discovered World War II’s Greatest Spy and Other Stories of Intelligence and Code is the latest book by the distinguished intelligence historian David Kahn. This volume is a collection of thirty articles by Kahn, all of which have been previously published in a variety of publications, but have been brought together here as they are viewed by Kahn as having enduring value to intelligence historians and complement his earlier books. ... Kahn offers students of intelligence history a context and useful starting point for their work. ... an interesting and worthwhile collection.
—Alan MacLeod, University of Leeds, writing in the Journal of Military History, July 2014

Spis treści

Introduction. Cases. A Theory, Clausewitz, and More. Personalities. A Counterfactual and the Future.

O autorze

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.