LEADER 02609oam 22005174a 450 001 9910861036803321 005 20191222111258.0 010 $a0-7006-2290-X 035 $a(CKB)4100000006370855 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5343520 035 $a(OCoLC)1132671360 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse54434 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31275081 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31275081 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000006370855 100 $a19990927d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSecret Messages $eCodebreaking and American Diplomacy, 1930-1945 /$fDavid Alvarez 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLawrence, Kansas :$cUniversity Press of Kansas,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 292 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aModern war studies 311 $a0-7006-1013-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-284) and index. 330 $a"David Alvarez packs a lot into this rather short, brilliantly written and argued account of the US signals intelligence (Sigint) effort against foreign diplomatic communications. A must-read."--Intelligence and National Security "Alvarez recaptures the wartime spirit of the Army code-breakers with verve and vigour. He tells us of SIS's sometimes bizarre and often obfuscating security arrangements; the perpetual bureaucratic infighting for more people, more space, more money; the role of women and minorities; and how people coped with their new experiences. In sort, he puts a human face on the heretofore impersonal code-breakers, giving the book an added dimension that makes it unique."--International History Review "Secret Messages is a badly needed history of the origins of modern American signals intelligence."--H-Net Reviews "A valuable contribution to the diplomatic history of this era."--Journal of Military History. 410 0$aModern war studies. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xDiplomatic history 606 $aCryptography$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCryptography 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1933-1945 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xDiplomatic history. 615 0$aCryptography$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCryptography. 676 $a940.548673 700 $aAlvarez$b David J$0172302 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910861036803321 996 $aSecret Messages$91677740 997 $aUNINA