SIGINT: The Secret History of Signals Intelligence in the World Wars

Matthews, Peter F.

ISBN 10: 0752487345 / ISBN 13: 9780752487342

Published by The History Press, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SIGINT: The Secret History of Signals Intelligence in the World Wars
• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752487345
• ISBN 13: 9780752487342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

From MORSE to ENIGMA, ULTRA to PURPLE, Room 40 to Bletchley—the story of secret signals in both of the World Wars

Communicating in the chaos of war is complicated, but vital. Signals intelligence makes it possible. In World War I, a vast network of signals rapidly expanded across the globe, spawning a new breed of spies and intelligence operatives to code, decode, and analyze thousands of messages. Signalers and cryptographers in the Admiralty's famous Room 40 paved the way for the code breakers of Bletchley Park during World War II. In the ensuing war years, the world battled against a web of signals intelligence that gave birth to ENIGMA and ULTRA, and saw agents from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, America, and Japan race to outwit each other through infinitely complex codes. For the first time, the secret history of global signals intelligence in the world wars is revealed.

About the Author

Peter F. Matthews is secretary of the Foreign Press Association and served in the Army in Berlin post-World War II, developing an active interest and role in Signals Intelligence. He is currently completing a PhD in European Studies and is working with the Imperial War Museum.