The Codebreakers : The Story of Secret Writing : The First Comprehensive of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Threshold of Outer Space
by Kahn, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good(-)
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company. Book contains 1164 with b&w illustrations, charts, etc. DJ has a few small 1/2" tears/chips along top edge. Gift inscription penned in front endpaper. DJ price clipped. The author tells of the secret activities of cryptanalysts and how they determined the outcome of battles and diplomatic coups. He recounts the crptology, portrays the outstanding personalities of the science and outlines the techniques - some electronic - used to break the most advanced machine ciphers.. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+/Very Good(-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003416
- Title
- The Codebreakers : The Story of Secret Writing : The First Comprehensive of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Threshold of Outer Space
- Author
- Kahn, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good(-)
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- INTELLIGENCE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Intelligence;
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DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia
About DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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