The emperor's codes : the breaking of Japan's secret ciphers /

The emperor's codes : the breaking of Japan's secret ciphers /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Smith, Michael, 1952 May 1-
Edition:	1st U.S. ed.
Imprint:	New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Time Warner Trade Pub., 2001.
Description:	323 p., [28] p. of plates : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography. World War, 1939-1945 -- Electronic intelligence. Machine ciphers. Cryptography -- Japan. Cryptography -- United States. Cryptography -- Great Britain. ULTRA (Intelligence system) Cryptography. Electronic intelligence. Machine ciphers. ULTRA (Intelligence system) Great Britain. Japan. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4462718

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ISBN:	155970586X 155970568X (corrected, dust jacket : hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-309) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Map
Introduction
1. Singapore, December 1941
2. Borrowing the Cables
3. A Spy Base in the Far East
4. Diplomatic Secrets
5. Preparing for War
6. Purple Magic
7. Working with the Americans
8. East and West Winds
9. The Americans Take the Lead
10. A Tricky Experiment
11. Midway: The Battle that Turned the Tide
12. Friends Fall Out
13. Breaking the Military Attache Code
14. Central Bureau's Big Break
15. The Yamamoto Shootdown
16. The Bletchley Park Strippers
17. Return to Colombo
18. An Alliance under Threat
19. Operation Capital
20. Defeat into Victory
21. MacArthur Returns
22. The Atomic Bomb
Notes
Bibliography
Index