The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication From Ancient Times to the Internet [2nd ed] 9781439103555, 1439103550

Table of contents :
Content: Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface To The Revised Edition
Preface
A Few Words
1 One Day Of Magic
The Pageant Of Cryptology
2 The First 3,000 Years
3 The Rise Of The West
4 On The Origin Of A Species
5 The Era Of The Black Chambers
6 The Contribution Of The Dilettantes
7 Crises Of The Union
8 The Professor, The Soldier, And The Man On Devil's Island
9 Room 40
10 A War Of Intercepts: I
11 A War Of Intercepts: Ii
12 Two Americans
13 Secrecy For Sale
14 Duel In The Ether: The Axis
15 Duel In The Ether: Neutrals And Allies 16 Censors, Scramblers, And Spies17 The Scrutable Orientals
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19 N.S.A.
Sideshows
20 The Anatomy Of Cryptology
21 Heterogeneous Impulses
22 Rumrunners, Businessmen, And Makers Of Nonsecret Codes
23 Ciphers In The Past Tense
24 The Pathology Of Cryptology
Paracryptology
25 Ancestral Voices
26 Messages From Outer Space
The New Cryptology
27 Cryptology Goes Public
Bibliography
Notes To Text
Acknowledgments For Illustrations
Notes To Illustrations
Index

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