Swedish Signal Intelligence 1900-1945

ISBN-13: 9780714652115 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 332 str.

C. G. McKay; Bengt Beckman; Michael Herman

Opis

This volume covers European intelligence in the first half of the 20th century. It reveals that the Imperial German Government had a remarkable source at the Russian Embassy in London prior to the outbreak of the World War I; describes in detail Swedish-German cryptanalytical co-operation during the Great War in intercepting and solving Russian diplomatic telegram traffic; adds an intriguing new twist to the murder of the Tsar and his family; provides an authoritative account of Swedish cryptanalytical success against German and Soviet traffic during the World War II; and includes an anecdote suggesting that Allied security surrounding Overlord may have in fact been breached, while at the same time offering a reason as to why this leak led nowhere.

Recenzje

"a must-read for intelligence professionals. The detailed explanation of cryptology, coding, and the way SIGINT is produced puts this book ahead of other, more technical, texts. Historians interested in World War II may even have to reconsider some events of that war after reading this book." - Air & Space Power Journal

"illuminating and reliable account of some of the key activities of the Allied secret services and of their German counterparts in Sweden" - Surveillant

Spis treści

a definitive account of the evolution of Swedish signal intelligence between 1900 and 1945...an interesting and surprisingly revealing source of European cryptology in the first half of the twentieth century, with many examples of how ciphers were solved. There are fascinating glimpses into the development of Swedish intelligence contacts, with accounts of Swedish-German cryptanalytical cooperation during World War I in intercepting and solving Russian diplomatic telegraph traffic. There is also an authoritative account of Swedish success against German and Soviet traffic during World War II.

- Cryptologia

O autorze

Bengt Beckman, C.G. McKay