xviii, 1,181 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
"The comprehensive history of secret communication from ancient times to the internet"--Cover Includes bibliographical references (pages 985-1144) and index
Contents:
One day of magic The first 3,000 years The rise of the west On the origin of a species The era of the black chambers The contribution of the Dilettantes Crises of the union The professor, the soldier, and the man on devil's island Room 40 A war of intercepts : i A war of intercepts : iI Two Americans Secrecy for sale Duel in the ether : the axis Duel in the ether : neutrals and allies Censors, scramblers, and spies The scrutable orientals Russkaya Kriptologiya N.S.A. The anatomy of cryptology Heterogeneous impulses Rumrunners, businessmen, and makers of non-secret codes Ciphers in the past tense The pathology of cryptology Ancestral voices Messages from outer space Cryptology goes public
