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1	Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two more books like this by Joseph Bruchac add to wishlist Bruchac brings to life for young adults the stories of some of the unsung heroes of World War II--the young Navajo men who were a crucial part of the American effort in sending and receiving messages that used their native language. Young Adult. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.73! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency more books like this by James Bamford add to wishlist This investigative report into the operations of America's super-secret National Security Agency examines its charter and founding, its secret budget, and the degree of oversight, or lack thereof, by Congress. Bamford reveals the scope of its operations worldwide--including actual cases of cold war involvement--and the sophisticated technology ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C more books like this by Bruce Schneier add to wishlist "...the best introduction to cryptography I've ever seen...The book the National Security Agency wanted never to be published..." -Wired Magazine "...monumental ...fascinating ...comprehensive ...the definitive work on cryptography for computer programmers ..." -Dr. Dobb's Journal "...easily ranks as one of the most authoritative in its field." ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $22.21! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Navajo Code Talkers more books like this by Nathan Aaseng add to wishlist Describes how the American military in World War II used a group of Navajo Indians to create an indecipherable code based on their native language. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Code Book: Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography more books like this by Simon Singh add to wishlist From the author of the bestselling "Fermat's Enigma" comes a compelling tour through the cloaked world of codes and code breaking, from Greek military espionage to Navajo code talkers to the frontiers of computer science. Illustrations. see all copies from $2.72! new only from $7.34! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park more books like this by Francis H Hinsley (Editor), Alan Stripp (Editor) add to wishlist Bletchley Park was arguably the most successful intelligence operation in world history, the top scecret workplace of the remarkable people who cracked Germany's vaunted Enigma Code. Almost to the end of the war, the Germans had firm faith in the Enigma ciphering machine, but in fact the codebreakers were deciphering nearly 4,000 German ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.33! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Enigma: The Battle for the Code more books like this by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore add to wishlist This World War II history focuses on the effort to capture one of the Enigma machines, the famous German devices that were central to the Nazi war effort and which, when captured and analyzed, contributed to their downfall. The author broadens the story beyond the usual group of cryptographers, giving credit to soldiers and spies while telling ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.17! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939-1943 more books like this by David A Kahn add to wishlist The inside story of the ingenious code-breaking and naval exploits that led to the defeat of Hitler's submarine wolf packs--by a renowned, bestselling intelligence authority. The moves and countermoves in this great naval battle have all the tension of The Hunt for Red October but on the larger scale of true history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Enigma more books like this by Robert Harris add to wishlist During World War II, the world's best cryptographers tried to break the Nazis' "Enigma" code. The hero of Robert Harris's novel is part of the team; if he cracks the code, thousands of Allied troops will be saved from death. If not, he and his colleagues face responsibility for the troops destruction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Codes, Ciphers, & Secret Writing more books like this by Martin Gardner add to wishlist Cipher and decipher codes: transposition and polyalphabetical ciphers, famous codes, typewriter and telephone codes, codes that use playing cards, knots, and swizzle sticks...even invisible writing and sending messages through space. 45 diagrams. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, to Queen of Scots to Quantum Crytography more books like this by Simon Singh add to wishlist The author of the best-selling FERMAT'S ENIGMA traces the dramatic history of cryptography, shedding light on the failed encryption attempts that led to the death of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Allied code-breaking triumphs during World Wars I and II. This accessible analysis examines the technological possibility of creating an unbreakable code ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	American Black Chamber more books like this by Herbert O Yardley add to wishlist During the 1920s Herbert O. Yardley was chief of the first peacetime cryptanalytic organization in the United States, the ancestor of today's National Security Agency. Funded by the U.S. Army and the Department of State and working out of New York, his small and highly secret unit succeeded in breaking the diplomatic codes of several nations, ... see all copies from $2.76! new only from $11.57! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Cryptanalysis more books like this by Helen Fouche Gaines add to wishlist Thorough, systematic introduction to serious cryptography, especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution used by experts. Simple and advanced methods. 166 specimens to solve -- with solutions. see all copies from $3.59! new only from $5.42! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Emperor's Codes: The Breaking of Japan's Secret Ciphers more books like this by Michael Smith add to wishlist "The Emperor's Code" reveals how the Japanese codes--of which there were several--were broken, and readers discover in detail who were the often quirky geniuses behind the desperate effort. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Navajo Code Talkers more books like this by Doris A Paul add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II more books like this by John Prados add to wishlist "Combined Fleet Decoded" tells the story of the U.S. codebreakers who worked in the Pacific Theatre during the Second World War. The Japanese military intelligence operations are also explored. Includes 16 pages of b&w photographs and 16 maps. see all copies from $4.15! new only from $17.00! \| first editions
17 view cover	Days of Infamy: MacArthur, Roosevelt, Churchill--The Shocking Truth Revealed more books like this by John Costello, Paul McCarthy (Editor) add to wishlist John Costello goes about the debunking of some of the Second World War's biggest heroes: MacArthur, Roosevelt, and Churchill. He asserts that, through a combination of errors and secret deals, they caused the disastrous defeats at Pearl Harbor and in the Philippines. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.55! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet more books like this by David A Kahn add to wishlist With a new chapter on computer security issues, this updated and revised history of codes and codebreaking takes the reader from the protocryptography of Egyptian Pharoah Khnuumhotep II through to the speculations of scientists solving messages from outer space. see all copies from $20.40! new only from $45.62! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Marching Orders: The Untold Story of World War II more books like this by Bruce Lee (Preface by) add to wishlist First time in paperback: A myth-shattering book on codes and codebreaking that "no one with the slightest interest in World War II or in the origins of the Cold War can afford to ignore."-Robin W. Winks. Robert T. Crowley, an intelligence officer in World War II who later became a senior executive at the CIA, has called Marching Orders simply ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Battle of Wits: The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II more books like this by Stephen Budiansky add to wishlist Based on the most up-to-date information, this history of World War II codebreaking focuses on the prodigious efforts by the Allies to decipher the military and diplomatic communications of Germany and Japan. It provides an overview of British and American operations, including stories of the role played by individuals like Alan Turing and Ian ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $5.71! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Hut Six Story: Breaking the Enigma Codes more books like this by Gordon Welchman add to wishlist see all copies from $4.90! new only from $36.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	Practical Cryptography more books like this by Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier add to wishlist Security is the number one concern for businesses worldwide. The gold standard for attaining security is cryptography because it provides the most reliable tools for storing or transmitting digital information. Written by Niels Ferguson, lead cryptographer for Counterpane, Bruce Schneier's security company, and Bruce Schneier himself, this is the ... see all copies from $15.95! new only from $28.82!
23 view cover	No Regrets more books like this by Shannon K Butcher add to wishlist A brilliant mathematician, Noelle Blanche is determined to win the respect of the academic community but not at any price! Desperate as she is for a grant, she refuses to accept the military?s offer of help in return for hers. Their methods go against everything she stands for?until one night of violence and death. She owes her life to a stranger ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Ultra Secret more books like this by F. W. Winterbotham add to wishlist In 1974 it was this book that revealed to the world the Second World War's best kept secret: the operation - based at Bletchley Park and codenamed Ultra - which cracked the German cypher machine, Enigma. F.W. Winterbotham, chief of the air department of the Secret Intelligence Service during the war, was the man responsible for the organisation, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Venona Secrets: Exposing Soviet Espionage and America's Traitors more books like this by Herbert Romerstein, Eric Breindel add to wishlist The authors probe the recently released Venona Files, intercepted communications between the Soviet Union and American Communists following World War II, and find that a web of deceit and spying included leading scientists, journalists, and others, which endangered the security of the United States. see all copies from $3.90! new only from $38.00! \| first editions

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