Overview
In 1974 Frederick W. Winterbotham's book The Ultra Secret disclosed the Allied success in breaking the German high command ciphers in World War II, and a new form of history began—the study of intelligence and its impact on military operations and international politics. This guide documents and annotates over 800 sources that have appeared in the past 20 years. It examines and evaluates primary and secondary sources dealing with the role of ULTRA and MAGIC in the Pearl Harbor attack, the battles of the Atlantic, Coral Sea, and Midway, and the campaigns in the Mediterranean, Northwest Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific, as well as in the realm of espionage and special operations. It also covers sources on the Sigint and cryptanalytic programs of the Axis and neutral powers. The book examines and annotates primary and secondary sources on the role of ULTRA and MAGIC in the Pearl Harbor attack, the battles of the Atlantic, Coral Sea, and Midway, and the campaigns in the Mediterranean, Northwest Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific, as well as in the realm of espionage and special operations. It also provides details on sources concerned with Sigint and cryptanalytic programs of the Axis and neutral powers.
Full Product Details
Author: Donal J. Sexton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Edition: Annotated edition
Volume: No. 18
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9780313283048
ISBN 10: 0313283044
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 18 June 1996
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
.,. This unique work will have a wider audience than the title would suggest because signals intelligence, especially as manifested in ULTRA and MAGIC decryptions of intercepts of the German ENIGMA and Japanese Purple codes, was involved in many important battles and controversial issues of WWII. Sexton discusses these and related topics and provides excellent context in concise and informative abstracts to nearly all the approximately 830 citations.... For academic and research libraries. -Choice
Author Information
DONAL J. SEXTON, JR. is Professor of History and Chair of the Social Science Department at Tusculum College in Tennessee. His research interests focus on intelligence, especially the role of Comint or ULTRA and MAGIC and Allied deception operations during World War II, and the Cold War. His essay on British deceptions in Scandinavia was awarded the Society of Military History's Moncado Prize in 1984.
