Codes, Ciphers and Spies: Tales of Military Intelligence in World War I
by John F. Dooley
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 3319294148
- ISBN 13
- 9783319294148
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Codes, Ciphers and Spies: Tales of Military Intelligence in World War I
by John F. Dooley
Trade Paperback with glued binding 280 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 2016. Attractive illustrated wraps show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's embossed seal on front endsheet. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
When the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917, it was woefully unprepared to wage a modern war. Whereas their European counterparts already had three years of experience in using code and cipher systems in the war, American cryptologists had to help in the building of a military intelligence unit from scratch. This book relates the personal experiences of one such character, providing a uniquely American perspective on the Great War. It is a story of spies, coded letters, plots to blow up ships and munitions plants, secret inks, arms smuggling, treason, and desperate battlefield messages. Yet it all begins with a college English professor and Chaucer scholar named John Mathews Manly. In 1927, John Manly wrote a series of articles on his service in the Code and Cipher Section (MI-8) of the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Division (MID) during World War I.
Published here for the first time, enhanced with references and annotations for additional context, these articles form the basis of an exciting exploration of American military intelligence and counter-espionage in 1917-1918. Illustrating the thoughts of prisoners of war, draftees, German spies, and ordinary Americans with secrets to hide, the messages deciphered by Manly provide a fascinating insight into the state of mind of a nation at war.
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- Seller
- River House Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 657244
- Title
- Codes, Ciphers and Spies: Tales of Military Intelligence in World War I
- Author
- John F. Dooley
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 3319294148
- ISBN 13
- 9783319294148
- Publisher
- Copernicus
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 280
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria; First Editions;
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