When the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917, it was woefully unprepared to wage a modern war. Whereas their European counterparts already had three years of experience in using code and cipher systems in the war, American cryptologists had to help in the building of a military intelligence unit from scratch. This book relates the personal experiences of one such character, providing a uniquely American perspective on the Great War. It is a story of spies, coded letters, plots to blow up ships and munitions plants, secret inks, arms smuggling, treason, and desperate battlefield messages. Yet it all begins with a college English professor and Chaucer scholar named John Mathews Manly. In 1927, John Manly wrote a series of articles on his service in the Code and Cipher Section (MI-8) of the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Division (MID) during World War I. Published here for the first time, enhanced with references and annotations for additional context, these articles form the basis of an exciting exploration of American military intelligence and counter-espionage in 1917-1918. Illustrating the thoughts of prisoners of war, draftees, German spies, and ordinary Americans with secrets to hide, the messages deciphered by Manly provide a fascinating insight into the state of mind of a nation at war.
Great for the daily newspaper Cryptogram aficionados! Thus, this amazing book allows the reader to actually experience what it must be like to actually attend spy school. Yes, believe it or not there's more!
Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Mitchell , Susan K. Spy codes and ciphers / Susan K. Mitchell . p . cm . — ( The secret world of spies ) ) Includes bibliographical references and index .
The world's great economic powers aligned into two opposing forces in World War I. Although still in its infancy by modern standards at the onset of the conflict, intelligence gathering and espionage would ultimately tip the balance.
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John F. Dooley History of Cryptography and Cryptanalysis Codes, Ciphers, and Their Algorithms Founding Editor Martin Campbell-Kelly, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Series. History of Computing Front Cover.
Explains various methods used in cryptography and presents examples to help readers in breaking secret codes
Secret Codes and Ciphers.
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Decode the story of Elizebeth Friedman, the cryptologist who took down gangsters and Nazi spies In this picture book biography, young readers will learn all about Elizebeth Friedman (1892–1980), a brilliant American code breaker who ...
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