Secret Messages : Codebreaking and American Diplomacy, 1930-1945 / / David Alvarez

• Autore: Alvarez David J
• Pubblicazione: Lawrence, Kansas : , : University Press of Kansas, , 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 292 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 940.548673
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history; Cryptography - United States - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 - Cryptography
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations 1933-1945
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-284) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Secret Messages
• ISBN: 0-7006-2290-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910861036803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Modern war studies.