The emperor's codes
Subtitle: the breaking of Japan's secret ciphers
By: Michael Smith
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Arcade Pub.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9781559705684
Subjects: Electronic intelligence; Machine ciphers; ULTRA (Intelligence system); World War, 1939-1945; Cryptography
Description: Describes the work and personalities of the codebreakers who deciphered Japanese codes despite vast linguistic differences between English and Japanese, and explains their contributions to Allied success during World War II.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-309) and index.
Table of contents: title: Singapore, December 1941; title: Borrowing the Cables; title: A Spy Base in the Far East; title: Diplomatic Secrets; title: Preparing for War; title: Purple Magic; title: Working with the Americans; title: East and West Winds; title: The Americans Take the Lead; title: A Tricky Experiment; title: Midway: The Battle that Turned the Tide; title: Friends Fall Out; title: Breaking the Military Attache Code; title: Central Bureau's Big Break; title: The Yamamoto Shootdown; title: The Bletchley Park Strippers; title: Return to Colombo; title: An Alliance under Threat; title: Operation Capital; title: Defeat into Victory; title: MacArthur Returns; title: The Atomic Bomb.