Code Breaking in the Pacific

• Main Authors: Donovan, Peter (Author), Mack, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer security.; Data structures (Computer science).; Data encryption (Computer science).; Coding theory.; Computer science > Mathematics.; Computers.; Computer Science.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Data Encryption.; Coding and Information Theory.; Math Applications in Computer Science.; History of Computing.; Systems and Data Security.

This book reveals the historical context and the evolution of the technically complex Allied Signals Intelligence (Sigint) activity against Japan from 1920 to 1945. It traces the all-important genesis and development of the cryptanalytic techniques used to break the main Japanese Navy code (JN-25) a...