Signals Intelligence in World War II | A Research Guide

Donal Sexton

ISBN 10: 0313283044 / ISBN 13: 9780313283048

Published by Greenwood, 1996

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Signals Intelligence in World War II | A Research Guide | Donal Sexton | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 1996 | Greenwood | EAN 9780313283048 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Signals Intelligence in World War II | A Research Guide
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313283044
• ISBN 13: 9780313283048
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 16D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 482 grams
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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.