Secret messages
Subtitle: codebreaking and American diplomacy, 1930-1945
By: David Alvarez.
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lawrence, KS
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.; Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.
Description: "In Secret Messages, David Alvarez provides the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of decoded radio messages (signals intelligence) upon American foreign policy and strategy from 1930 to 1945. He presents the most complete account to date of the U.S. Army's top-secret Signal Intelligence Service (SIS): its creation, struggles, and rapid wartime growth, and its contributions to the war effort."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-284) and index.