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==Books | ==Books on WWII cryptanalysis in general== | ||
* Stephen Budiansky, "Battle of Wits: The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II", Free Press, New York, 2000 - Excellent work with a lot of technical detail | * Stephen Budiansky, "Battle of Wits: The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II", Free Press, New York, 2000 - Excellent work with a lot of technical detail | ||
* Hervie Haufler, "Codebreaker's Victory: How the Allied Cryptographers Won World War II", New American Library, East Rutherford, 2003 - Covers mostly the use of codebreaking product | * Hervie Haufler, "Codebreaker's Victory: How the Allied Cryptographers Won World War II", New American Library, East Rutherford, 2003 - Covers mostly the use of codebreaking product | ||
===Bletchley Park=== | |||
* Ralph Erskine, Michael Smith, (editors) "Action This Day: Bletchley Park From the Breaking of the Enigma Code to the Birth of the Modern Computer", Bantam, London, 2001 - Survey of the main different cryptanalytic activities at Bletchley, along with some material on exploitation; mostly about the European theatre work, but some material on Japanese work | |||
* F. H. Hinsley, Alan Stripp, (editors) "Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park", Oxford University, Oxford, 1993 - Participants cover all aspects of cryptanalysis at Bletchley in some detail, along with general material about Bletchley; mostly about the European theatre work, but some material on Japanese work | |||
===Specific topics=== | |||
* Bradley F. Smith, "The Ultra-Magic Deals And the Most Secret Special Relationship, 1940 - 1946", Novato, Presidio, 1993 - Covers the US-UK collaboration on code-breaking | * Bradley F. Smith, "The Ultra-Magic Deals And the Most Secret Special Relationship, 1940 - 1946", Novato, Presidio, 1993 - Covers the US-UK collaboration on code-breaking | ||
===Related=== | |||
* Bruce Lee, "Marching Orders: The Untold Story Of World War II", Crown, New York, 1995 - Covers the Allied use of Ultra material | |||
==Books on the European theatre== | |||
===Bletchley Park=== | ===Bletchley Park=== | ||
* Peter Calvocoressi, "Top Secret Ultra", Pantheon, New York, 1980 - Memoir of a | * [[Peter Calvocoressi]], "Top Secret Ultra", Pantheon, New York, 1980 - Memoir of a participant, it covers breaking as well as exploitation | ||
* Thomas Parrish, "The Ultra Americans: The U.S. Role in Breaking the Nazi Codes", Stein and Day, New York, 1986 - Covers the US personnel stationed at Blethley later in the war | * Thomas Parrish, "The Ultra Americans: The U.S. Role in Breaking the Nazi Codes", Stein and Day, New York, 1986 - Covers the US personnel stationed at Blethley later in the war | ||
* Michael Smith, "Station X: Decoding Nazi Secrets", TV Books, New York, 1999 - High-level survey of the work done at Bletchley, along with its place in the war | * Michael Smith, "Station X: Decoding Nazi Secrets", TV Books, New York, 1999 - High-level survey of the work done at Bletchley, along with its place in the war | ||
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===Enigma=== | ===Enigma=== | ||
* Jozef Garlinski, "Intercept: Secrets of The Enigma War", J. M. Dent, London, 1979 - Describes the | * Jozef Garlinski, "Intercept: Secrets of The Enigma War", J. M. Dent, London, 1979 - Describes the initial Polish work on the Enigma, but mostly covers later developments | ||
* David Kahn, "Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939-1943", Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1991 - Covers the work on the German naval Enigma | * [[David Kahn]], "Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939-1943", Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1991 - Covers the work on the German naval Enigma | ||
* Wladyslaw Kozaczuk, Jerzy Straszak "Enigma: How the Poles Broke the Nazi Code", Hippocrene, New York, 2004 - Detailed description of the Polish personnel's contributions | * Wladyslaw Kozaczuk, Jerzy Straszak "Enigma: How the Poles Broke the Nazi Code", Hippocrene, New York, 2004 - Detailed description of the Polish personnel's contributions | ||
* Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, "Enigma: The Battle for the Code", Hoboken, John Wiley and Sons, 2001 - Covers the work on the German naval Enigma | * Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, "Enigma: The Battle for the Code", Hoboken, John Wiley and Sons, 2001 - Covers the work on the German naval Enigma | ||
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* Patrick Beesly, "Very Special Intelligence: The Story of the Admiralty's Operational Intelligence Centre 1939-1945", Hamish Hamilton, London, 1977 - Covers naval intelligence synthesis which used Ultra material | * Patrick Beesly, "Very Special Intelligence: The Story of the Admiralty's Operational Intelligence Centre 1939-1945", Hamish Hamilton, London, 1977 - Covers naval intelligence synthesis which used Ultra material | ||
* Ronald Lewin, "Ultra Goes to War", Hutchinson, London, 1978, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1978 - Covers the Allied use of Ultra material | * Ronald Lewin, "Ultra Goes to War", Hutchinson, London, 1978, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1978 - Covers the Allied use of Ultra material | ||
* Ewen Montagu, "Beyond Top Secret Ultra", Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, New York, 1978 - Covers counter-espionage work which used Ultra material | * Ewen Montagu, "Beyond Top Secret Ultra", Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, New York, 1978 - Covers counter-espionage work which used Ultra material | ||
* F.W. Winterbotham, "The Ultra Secret", Harper & Row, New York, 1974 - The first book in English to reveal the secret, it contains mainly information on how Ultra was used by the Allies | * [[F.W. Winterbotham]], "The Ultra Secret", Harper & Row, New York, 1974 - The first book in English to reveal the secret, it contains mainly information on how Ultra was used by the Allies | ||
==Articles== | ==Books on the Pacific theatre== | ||
===American work=== | |||
* W. J. Holmes, "Double-Edged Secrets: U.S. Naval Intellligence Operations in the Pacific During World War II", Naval Institute, Annapolis, 1979 - Personal memoir from someone on the edge of cryptographic intelligence work | |||
* Ronald Lewin, "The American Magic: Codes, Ciphers, and the Defeat of Japan", Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1982 - Early survey of American codebreaking work | |||
* Frank B. Rowlett, "The Story of Magic: Memoirs of an American Cryptologic Pioneer", Aegean Park, Laguna Hills, 1998 - Personal memoir by one of the great American cryptanalysts | |||
==='British' work=== | |||
* Michael Smith, "The Emperor's Codes: The Breaking of Japan's Secret Ciphers", Arcade, New York, 2001 - A good broad survery of the work on Japanese systems by the British, Australians, etc | |||
* Alan Stripp, "Codebreaker in the Far East", Frank Cass, London, 1989 - A personal memoir of a British cryptanalyst | |||
===Specific topics=== | |||
* Carl Boyd, "Hitler's Japanese Confidant; General Oshima Hiroshi and Magic Intelligence, 1941-1945", University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1993 - Extensive description of the intelligence gained from Japanese personnel in Europe | |||
===Related=== | |||
* Edward J. Drea, "Macarthur's Ultra: Codebreaking and The War Against Japan, 1942-1945", University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1992 - Covers mostly the use made of cryptographic intelligence | |||
* [[Ladislas Farago]], "The Broken Seal: 'Operation Magic' and the Secret Road to Pearl Harbor", Random House, New York, 1967 - Analysis of the Pearl Harbor disaster, with much detail on the cryptographic intelligence aspect | |||
* [[Edwin Layton]], "And I Was There: Breaking the Secrets - Pearl Harbor and Midway", Quill, New York, 1985 - Personal memoir of use of cryptographic information in some key early battles | |||
* [[John Prados]], "Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II", Random House, New York, 1995 - Covers both the use made of cryptographic intelligence, as well as its production, but the latter is not given in detail | |||
* Edward Van Der Rhoer, "Deadly Magic: A Personal Account of Communications Intelligence in World War II in the Pacific", Charles Scribner's, New York, 1978 - Personal memoir describing the use of cryptographic intelligence by intelligence personnel | |||
* [[Roberta Wohlstetter]], "Pearl Harbor: Warning and Decision", Stanford University, Stanford, 1962 - Analysis of the Pearl Harbor disaster, with much detail on the cryptographic intelligence aspect | |||
==Articles on the European theatre== | |||
* Marian Rejewski, "How Polish Mathematicians Deciphered Enigma", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 213-234, July 1981 - Rejewski's lengthy and detailed explanation of his work | * Marian Rejewski, "How Polish Mathematicians Deciphered Enigma", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 213-234, July 1981 - Rejewski's lengthy and detailed explanation of his work | ||
* Marian Rejewski, "An Application of the Theory of Permutations in Breaking the Enigma Cipher," Applicationes mathematicae, 16(4), 1980 ([http://cryptocellar.web.cern.ch/cryptocellar/Enigma/rew80.pdf available online]) - A more mathematical treatment of the same material | * Marian Rejewski, "An Application of the Theory of Permutations in Breaking the Enigma Cipher," Applicationes mathematicae, 16(4), 1980 ([http://cryptocellar.web.cern.ch/cryptocellar/Enigma/rew80.pdf available online]) - A more mathematical treatment of the same material | ||
* Gordon Welchman, "From Polish Bomba to British Bombe: the Birth of Ultra, Intelligence and National Security"; in Christopher Andrew (editor), "Codebreaking and Signals Intelligence", Frank Cass, London, 1986 - Welchman's fullest analysis of the contribution of the Poles to the breaking of Enigma | * Gordon Welchman, "From Polish Bomba to British Bombe: the Birth of Ultra, Intelligence and National Security"; in Christopher Andrew (editor), "Codebreaking and Signals Intelligence", Frank Cass, London, 1986 - Welchman's fullest analysis of the contribution of the Poles to the breaking of Enigma | ||
==Articles on the Pacific theatre== | |||
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Books on WWII cryptanalysis in general
- Stephen Budiansky, "Battle of Wits: The Complete Story of Codebreaking in World War II", Free Press, New York, 2000 - Excellent work with a lot of technical detail
- Hervie Haufler, "Codebreaker's Victory: How the Allied Cryptographers Won World War II", New American Library, East Rutherford, 2003 - Covers mostly the use of codebreaking product
Bletchley Park
- Ralph Erskine, Michael Smith, (editors) "Action This Day: Bletchley Park From the Breaking of the Enigma Code to the Birth of the Modern Computer", Bantam, London, 2001 - Survey of the main different cryptanalytic activities at Bletchley, along with some material on exploitation; mostly about the European theatre work, but some material on Japanese work
- F. H. Hinsley, Alan Stripp, (editors) "Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park", Oxford University, Oxford, 1993 - Participants cover all aspects of cryptanalysis at Bletchley in some detail, along with general material about Bletchley; mostly about the European theatre work, but some material on Japanese work
Specific topics
- Bradley F. Smith, "The Ultra-Magic Deals And the Most Secret Special Relationship, 1940 - 1946", Novato, Presidio, 1993 - Covers the US-UK collaboration on code-breaking
Related
- Bruce Lee, "Marching Orders: The Untold Story Of World War II", Crown, New York, 1995 - Covers the Allied use of Ultra material
Books on the European theatre
Bletchley Park
- Peter Calvocoressi, "Top Secret Ultra", Pantheon, New York, 1980 - Memoir of a participant, it covers breaking as well as exploitation
- Thomas Parrish, "The Ultra Americans: The U.S. Role in Breaking the Nazi Codes", Stein and Day, New York, 1986 - Covers the US personnel stationed at Blethley later in the war
- Michael Smith, "Station X: Decoding Nazi Secrets", TV Books, New York, 1999 - High-level survey of the work done at Bletchley, along with its place in the war
- Gordon Welchman, "The Hut Six Story", McGraw-Hill, New York, Allen Lane, London, 1982 - Famous personal memoir by someone who played a major role, along with technical details
- Irene Young, "Enigma Variations: Love, War, and Bletchley Park", Mainstream, Edinburgh, 1990 - Covers everyday life at Bletchley in passing
Enigma
- Jozef Garlinski, "Intercept: Secrets of The Enigma War", J. M. Dent, London, 1979 - Describes the initial Polish work on the Enigma, but mostly covers later developments
- David Kahn, "Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939-1943", Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1991 - Covers the work on the German naval Enigma
- Wladyslaw Kozaczuk, Jerzy Straszak "Enigma: How the Poles Broke the Nazi Code", Hippocrene, New York, 2004 - Detailed description of the Polish personnel's contributions
- Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, "Enigma: The Battle for the Code", Hoboken, John Wiley and Sons, 2001 - Covers the work on the German naval Enigma
FISH/Colossus
- B. Jack Copeland (editor), "Colossus: The Secrets of Bletchley Park's Codebreaking Computers", Oxford University, New York, 2005 - Detailed description of the technical aspects of the decryption, but not much detail on the actual machine
- Paul Gannon, "Colossus: Bletchley Park's Greatest Secret", Atlantic, London, 2006 - Less technical, gives more about the surrounding events
- Harvey G. Cragon, "From Fish to Colossus: How the German Lorenz Cipher was Broken at Bletchley Park", Cragon, Dallas, 2003 - A detailed description of the cryptanalysis of Tunny, and some details of Colossus (contains some minor errors)
Related
- Patrick Beesly, "Very Special Intelligence: The Story of the Admiralty's Operational Intelligence Centre 1939-1945", Hamish Hamilton, London, 1977 - Covers naval intelligence synthesis which used Ultra material
- Ronald Lewin, "Ultra Goes to War", Hutchinson, London, 1978, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1978 - Covers the Allied use of Ultra material
- Ewen Montagu, "Beyond Top Secret Ultra", Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, New York, 1978 - Covers counter-espionage work which used Ultra material
- F.W. Winterbotham, "The Ultra Secret", Harper & Row, New York, 1974 - The first book in English to reveal the secret, it contains mainly information on how Ultra was used by the Allies
Books on the Pacific theatre
American work
- W. J. Holmes, "Double-Edged Secrets: U.S. Naval Intellligence Operations in the Pacific During World War II", Naval Institute, Annapolis, 1979 - Personal memoir from someone on the edge of cryptographic intelligence work
- Ronald Lewin, "The American Magic: Codes, Ciphers, and the Defeat of Japan", Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1982 - Early survey of American codebreaking work
- Frank B. Rowlett, "The Story of Magic: Memoirs of an American Cryptologic Pioneer", Aegean Park, Laguna Hills, 1998 - Personal memoir by one of the great American cryptanalysts
'British' work
- Michael Smith, "The Emperor's Codes: The Breaking of Japan's Secret Ciphers", Arcade, New York, 2001 - A good broad survery of the work on Japanese systems by the British, Australians, etc
- Alan Stripp, "Codebreaker in the Far East", Frank Cass, London, 1989 - A personal memoir of a British cryptanalyst
Specific topics
- Carl Boyd, "Hitler's Japanese Confidant; General Oshima Hiroshi and Magic Intelligence, 1941-1945", University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1993 - Extensive description of the intelligence gained from Japanese personnel in Europe
Related
- Edward J. Drea, "Macarthur's Ultra: Codebreaking and The War Against Japan, 1942-1945", University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1992 - Covers mostly the use made of cryptographic intelligence
- Ladislas Farago, "The Broken Seal: 'Operation Magic' and the Secret Road to Pearl Harbor", Random House, New York, 1967 - Analysis of the Pearl Harbor disaster, with much detail on the cryptographic intelligence aspect
- Edwin Layton, "And I Was There: Breaking the Secrets - Pearl Harbor and Midway", Quill, New York, 1985 - Personal memoir of use of cryptographic information in some key early battles
- John Prados, "Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II", Random House, New York, 1995 - Covers both the use made of cryptographic intelligence, as well as its production, but the latter is not given in detail
- Edward Van Der Rhoer, "Deadly Magic: A Personal Account of Communications Intelligence in World War II in the Pacific", Charles Scribner's, New York, 1978 - Personal memoir describing the use of cryptographic intelligence by intelligence personnel
- Roberta Wohlstetter, "Pearl Harbor: Warning and Decision", Stanford University, Stanford, 1962 - Analysis of the Pearl Harbor disaster, with much detail on the cryptographic intelligence aspect
Articles on the European theatre
- Marian Rejewski, "How Polish Mathematicians Deciphered Enigma", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 213-234, July 1981 - Rejewski's lengthy and detailed explanation of his work
- Marian Rejewski, "An Application of the Theory of Permutations in Breaking the Enigma Cipher," Applicationes mathematicae, 16(4), 1980 (available online) - A more mathematical treatment of the same material
- Gordon Welchman, "From Polish Bomba to British Bombe: the Birth of Ultra, Intelligence and National Security"; in Christopher Andrew (editor), "Codebreaking and Signals Intelligence", Frank Cass, London, 1986 - Welchman's fullest analysis of the contribution of the Poles to the breaking of Enigma