Table of contents:
Foreword: a historian's perspective, David Kahn. Axis Sigint collaboration - a limited partnership, David Alvarez; automating American cryptanalysis, 1930-45 - marvellous machines, a bit too late, Colin Burke; signals intelligence in Australia during the Pacific War, Frank Cain; new evidence on breaking the Japanese army codes, Edward J. Drea, Joseph E. Richard; the "usual source" - signals intelligence and planning for the Eighth Army "Crusader" offensive, 1941, John Ferris; cautious collaborators - the struggle for Anglo-American cryptanalytic co-operation, 1940-43, Lee A. Gladwin; searching for security - the German investigations into Enigma's security, R.A. Ratcliff; new intelligence releases - a British side to the story, Bradley F. Smith; signals intelligence and Vichy France, 1940-44 - intelligence in defeat, Martin Thomas; Chinese codebreakers, 1927-45, Maochun Yu.
The importance of codebreaking and signals intelligence in the diplomacy and military operations of World War II is reflected in this study of the cryptanalysts, not only of the US and Britain, but all the Allies. The codebreaking war was a global conflict in which many countries were active. The contributions reveal that, for the Axis as well as the Allies, success in the signals war often depended upon close collaboration among alliance partners.
The articles in this volume demonstrate that the codebreaking war was a truly global conflict in which many countries were active and successful.
Foreword: a historian's perspective, David Kahn. Axis Sigint collaboration - a limited partnership, David Alvarez; automating American cryptanalysis, 1930-45 - marvellous machines, a bit too late, Colin Burke; signals intelligence in Australia during the Pacific War, Frank Cain; new evidence on breaking the Japanese army codes, Edward J. Drea, Joseph E. Richard; the "usual source" - signals intelligence and planning for the Eighth Army "Crusader" offensive, 1941, John Ferris; cautious collaborators - the struggle for Anglo-American cryptanalytic co-operation, 1940-43, Lee A. Gladwin; searching for security - the German investigations into Enigma's security, R.A. Ratcliff; new intelligence releases - a British side to the story, Bradley F. Smith; signals intelligence and Vichy France, 1940-44 - intelligence in defeat, Martin Thomas; Chinese codebreakers, 1927-45, Maochun Yu.
The importance of codebreaking and signals intelligence in the diplomacy and military operations of World War II is reflected in this study of the cryptanalysts, not only of the US and Britain, but all the Allies. The codebreaking war was a global conflict in which many countries were active. The contributions reveal that, for the Axis as well as the Allies, success in the signals war often depended upon close collaboration among alliance partners.
The articles in this volume demonstrate that the codebreaking war was a truly global conflict in which many countries were active and successful.