The German Enigma Cipher Machine: Beginnings, Success, & Ultimate Failure

Description

This new, one-of-a-kind volume contains original essays, historical and technical papers, and translations of historical materials and retrospectives concerning the German Enigma Cipher machine. You get a comprehensive view of the Enigma machine's development, uses, role in WWII Allied intelligence, and cryptanalysis. From The Commercial Enigma: Beginnings of Machine Cryptography and An Enigma Chronology to The Road to German Diplomatic Ciphers - 1941 - 1945 and The Geheimschreiber, all the papers in this volume are reprints of classic articles that originally appeared in the pages of the distinguished journal, CRYPTOLOGIA. Moreover, the book contains over 100 technical reviews of materials related to Enigma - materials that have led in the exposure of Enigma related issues over the 28 years of the journal's publication.

Content Highlights: The Commercial Enigma: Beginnings of Machine Cryptography. The Significance of Codebreaking and Intelligence in Allied Strategy and Tactics. British-American Cryptanalytic Cooperation and an Unprecedented Admission by Winston Churchill. An Enigma Chronology. The First Naval Enigma Decrypts of World War II. The Road to German Diplomatic Ciphers?1941 - 1945. A Conversation with Marian Rejewski. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Me. The Geheimschreiber.