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Battle of Wits

The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II

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An edition of Battle of wits (2000)

Battle of Wits

The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II

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A million pages of new World War II codebreaking records have been released by the U.S. Army and Navy and the British government over the last five years. Now, Battle of Wits presents the history of the war that these documents reveal. From the battle of Midway until the last German code was broken in January 1945, this is an astonishing epic of a war that was won not simply by brute strength but also by reading the enemy's intentions.
The revelations of Stephen Budiansky's dramatic history include how Britain tried to manipulate the American codebreakers and monopolize German Enigma code communications; the first detailed published explanations of how the Japanese codes were broken; and how the American codebreaking machines worked to crack the Japanese, the German, and even the Russian diplomatic codes. The compelling narrative shows the crucial effect codebreaking had on the battlefields by explaining the urgency of stopping the wolf pack U-boat attacks in the North Atlantic, the importance of halting Rommel's tanks in North Africa, and the necessity of ensuring that the Germans believed the Allies' audacious deception and cover plans for D-Day. Unveiled for the first time, the complete story of codebreaking in World War II has now been told.

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Publisher
Free Press
Language
English
Pages
448

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Cover of: Battle of Wits
Battle of Wits: The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II
April 2, 2002, Free Press
Paperback in English
Cover of: Battle of wits
Battle of wits: the complete story of codebreaking in World War II
2002, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Touchstone ed.
Cover of: Battle of wits
Battle of wits: La guerra dei codici
2002, Garzanti
Paperback in Italian
Cover of: Battle of wits
Battle of wits: the complete story of codebreaking in World War II
2000, Free Press
in English
Cover of: Battle of wits
Battle of wits: the complete story of codebreaking in World War II
2000, Viking
in English
Cover of: Battle of wits
Battle of wits: the complete story of codebreaking in World War II
2000, Free Press
in English
Cover of: Battle of wits
Battle of wits: the complete story of codebreaking in World War II
2000, Free Press
in English

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"HERBERT Osborn Yardley was a boastful drinker, a boastful womanizer, and boastful cryptanalyst."

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
448
Dimensions
8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
Weight
14.4 ounces

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OL7927092M
Internet Archive
battleofwitscomp00step
ISBN 10
0743217349
ISBN 13
9780743217347
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256411
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171202

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