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Record Nr.

UNINA9910703049303321

Autore

Burns Thomas L

Titolo

The quest for cryptologic centralization and the establishment of NSA : 1940-1952 / / Thomas L. Burns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Fort Meade, Md.], : Center for Cryptologic History, National Security Agency, 2005

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 129 p.) : ill., ports

Collana

United States cryptologic history. Series 5, Early postwar period ; ; v. 6.

Soggetti

Cryptography - United States - History - 20th century

Intelligence service - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"An account of the evolution of a national SIGINT effort following WWII. A discussion of the fragile trends toward unification of the military services after the war and the unsatisfactory experience under the Armed Forces Security Agency"--Resource description page.