Signals Intelligence in World War II (Hardcover)

Donal J. Sexton

ISBN 10: 0313283044 / ISBN 13: 9780313283048

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport, 1996

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Hardcover. In 1974 Frederick W. Winterbotham's book The Ultra Secret disclosed the Allied success in breaking the German high command ciphers in World War II, and a new form of history beganthe study of intelligence and its impact on military operations and international politics. This guide documents and annotates over 800 sources that have appeared in the past 20 years. It examines and evaluates primary and secondary sources dealing with the role of ULTRA and MAGIC in the Pearl Harbor attack, the battles of the Atlantic, Coral Sea, and Midway, and the campaigns in the Mediterranean, Northwest Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific, as well as in the realm of espionage and special operations. It also covers sources on the Sigint and cryptanalytic programs of the Axis and neutral powers.The book examines and annotates primary and secondary sources on the role of ULTRA and MAGIC in the Pearl Harbor attack, the battles of the Atlantic, Coral Sea, and Midway, and the campaigns in the Mediterranean, Northwest Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific, as well as in the realm of espionage and special operations. It also provides details on sources concerned with Sigint and cryptanalytic programs of the Axis and neutral powers. This guide documents 800 sources that have appeared since the 1970s on ULTRA and MAGIC or the Allied code-breaking and and cryptanalytic assault on Axis Communications. It examines sources in ULTRA and MAGIC in the Pearl Harbour attack, the Battle of the Atlantic and other theatres of war. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Signals Intelligence in World War II (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313283044
• ISBN 13: 9780313283048
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In 1974 Frederick W. Winterbotham's book The Ultra Secret disclosed the Allied success in breaking the German high command ciphers in World War II, and a new form of history began―the study of intelligence and its impact on military operations and international politics. This guide documents and annotates over 800 sources that have appeared in the past 20 years. It examines and evaluates primary and secondary sources dealing with the role of ULTRA and MAGIC in the Pearl Harbor attack, the battles of the Atlantic, Coral Sea, and Midway, and the campaigns in the Mediterranean, Northwest Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific, as well as in the realm of espionage and special operations. It also covers sources on the Sigint and cryptanalytic programs of the Axis and neutral powers.

The book examines and annotates primary and secondary sources on the role of ULTRA and MAGIC in the Pearl Harbor attack, the battles of the Atlantic, Coral Sea, and Midway, and the campaigns in the Mediterranean, Northwest Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific, as well as in the realm of espionage and special operations. It also provides details on sources concerned with Sigint and cryptanalytic programs of the Axis and neutral powers.

About the Author

DONAL J. SEXTON, JR. is Professor of History and Chair of the Social Science Department at Tusculum College in Tennessee. His research interests focus on intelligence, especially the role of Comint or ULTRA and MAGIC and Allied deception operations during World War II, and the Cold War. His essay on British deceptions in Scandinavia was awarded the Society of Military History's Moncado Prize in 1984.