Codebreakers' victory : how the Allied cryptographers won World War II / Hervie Haufler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haufler, Hervie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography.

World War, 1939-1945.

Cryptography.

Cryptography--United States--History--20th century.

Cryptography--Great Britain--History--20th century.

History.

Great Britain.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 344 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New American Library, [2003]

Summary:

A veteran World War II cryptographer provides the first comprehensive look at how codebreakers were "the decisive factor in the Allied victory. From the Battle of Britain to the bloody beaches of Normandy and the South Pacific. Haufler brings us the fascinating story of how the "secret war" changed the course of history.

Contents:

1. Belligerents: Choose Your Code Machines 7

2. Breaking the Enigma: Poles Show the Way 22

3. Britain Takes Over the Cryptologic War 35

4. BR Begins Exploiting Its "Gold Mine" 48

5. Battle of the Atlantic: Cryptologic Seesaw 66

6. When Superior Intelligence Was Not Enough 87

7. The Spies Who Never Were 96

8. The U.S. Tackles Japan's Codes 110

9. North Africa: A Pendulum Swung by Codebreakers 132

10. Turnaround in the Pacific War 146

11. USSR: Intelligence Guides the Major Victories 159

12. Smiting the Axis's Soft Underbelly 176

13. The Coming of the Ultra Americans 193

14. Up the Island Ladder Toward Tokyo 206

15. France: Invasions from North and South 222

16. CBI: Winning the "Forgotten War" 237

17. Europe: The Bitter Fruits of Complacency 252

18. Closing In on the Empire 263

19. Europe: High-grade Decrypts Abet Allied Victory 275

20. In the Pacific: Last Battles, Final Decisions 293.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-335) and index.

ISBN:

0451209796

OCLC:

52057856