American Cryptology during the Cold War, 1945-1989. Book I: The Struggle for Centralization, 1945-1960

摘要

The Center for Cryptologic History (CCH) and its predecessors have published thirty-seven volumes--monographs, crisis studies, source documents, bibliographies--concerning the history of signals intelligence and information systems security, the yin and yang of modern cryptology. These pUblications have treated specific events, organizational issues, and technical developments in peace and war; most have been pioneering efforts, based on original documentation, and, in many cases, are the first history of their particular topic in any venue. There has been a strong need, however, for a single work to undertake the full sweep of cryptologic history, providing a context into which the more specialized studies may be placed. Such a cryptologic Cook's tour should incorporate the military-political events of our time and the history of interaction between cryptologic organizations and other components of the intelligence community--access to SIGINT and INFOSEC is limited to 'insiders,' but it is clear that cryptologic operations do not occur in a vacuum. Thomas R. Johnson's American Cryptology during the Cold War, 1945-1989 meets these requirements admirably.