The reader of gentlemen's mail [[electronic resource] ] : Herbert O. Yardley and the birth of American codebreaking / / David Kahn |
Autore | Kahn David <1930-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina |
940.4/8673/092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Cryptographers - United States
World War, 1914-1918 - Cryptography |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-72207-3
9786611722074 0-300-12988-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- A Short Course in Codes and Ciphers -- How Yardley Wrote His Best-Seller -- 1. All-American Boy -- 2. His Life's Work -- 3. A History of American Intelligence before Yardley -- 4. A Rival -- 5. Staffers, Shorthand, and Secret Ink -- 6. The Executive -- 7. Morning in New York -- 8. Yardley's Triumph -- 9. The Fruits of His Victory -- 10. The Busy Suburbanite -- 11. End of a Dream -- 12. The Best-Seller -- 13. The Critics, the Effects -- 14. Grub Street -- 15. A Law Aimed at Yardley -- 16. Hollywood -- 17. China -- 18. Canada -- 19. A Restaurant of His Own -- 20. Playing Poker -- 21. The Measure of a Man -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452258403321 |
Kahn David <1930->
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The reader of gentlemen's mail : Herbert O. Yardley and the birth of American codebreaking / / David Kahn |
Autore | Kahn David <1930-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 318 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
940.4/8673/092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Cryptographers - United States
World War, 1914-1918 - Cryptography |
ISBN |
1-281-72207-3
9786611722074 0-300-12988-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- A Short Course in Codes and Ciphers -- How Yardley Wrote His Best-Seller -- 1. All-American Boy -- 2. His Life's Work -- 3. A History of American Intelligence before Yardley -- 4. A Rival -- 5. Staffers, Shorthand, and Secret Ink -- 6. The Executive -- 7. Morning in New York -- 8. Yardley's Triumph -- 9. The Fruits of His Victory -- 10. The Busy Suburbanite -- 11. End of a Dream -- 12. The Best-Seller -- 13. The Critics, the Effects -- 14. Grub Street -- 15. A Law Aimed at Yardley -- 16. Hollywood -- 17. China -- 18. Canada -- 19. A Restaurant of His Own -- 20. Playing Poker -- 21. The Measure of a Man -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777849103321 |
Kahn David <1930->
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New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , 2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The reader of gentlemen's mail : Herbert O. Yardley and the birth of American codebreaking / / David Kahn |
Autore | Kahn David <1930-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 318 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
940.4/8673/092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Cryptographers - United States
World War, 1914-1918 - Cryptography |
ISBN |
1-281-72207-3
9786611722074 0-300-12988-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- A Short Course in Codes and Ciphers -- How Yardley Wrote His Best-Seller -- 1. All-American Boy -- 2. His Life's Work -- 3. A History of American Intelligence before Yardley -- 4. A Rival -- 5. Staffers, Shorthand, and Secret Ink -- 6. The Executive -- 7. Morning in New York -- 8. Yardley's Triumph -- 9. The Fruits of His Victory -- 10. The Busy Suburbanite -- 11. End of a Dream -- 12. The Best-Seller -- 13. The Critics, the Effects -- 14. Grub Street -- 15. A Law Aimed at Yardley -- 16. Hollywood -- 17. China -- 18. Canada -- 19. A Restaurant of His Own -- 20. Playing Poker -- 21. The Measure of a Man -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818506803321 |
Kahn David <1930->
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New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , 2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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