Stephen Budiansky - a longtime expert in cryptology - tells the fascinating story of how the NSA came to be, and of its central, often fraught and controversial role in the major events of the Cold War, from the Korean War to the Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam and beyond. He also guides us through the fascinating challenges faced by cryptanalysts, and how they broke some of the most complicated codes of the twentieth century.
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ISBN:9780385352666
Physical Description:print regular print xxi, 389 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary: Stephen Budiansky - a longtime expert in cryptology - tells the fascinating story of how the NSA came to be, and of its central, often fraught and controversial role in the major events of the Cold War, from the Korean War to the Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam and beyond. He also guides us through the fascinating challenges faced by cryptanalysts, and how they broke some of the most complicated codes of the twentieth century.