military intelligence

"'You are to report to Station X at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, in four days time . . . That is all you need to know.' This was the terse telegram hundreds of young women throughout the British Isles received in the spring of 1941, as World War II raged. As they arrived at Station X, a sprawling mansion in a state of disrepair surrounded by Spartan-looking huts with little chimneys coughing out thick smoke--these young people had no idea what kind of work they were stepping into. Who had recommended them? Why had they been chosen? Most would never learn all the answers to these questions. Bletchley Park was a well-kept secret during World War II, operating under the code name Station X. The critical work of code-cracking Nazi missives that went on behind its closed doors could determine a victory or loss against Hitler's army. Amidst the brilliant cryptographers, flamboyant debutantes, and absent-minded professors working there, it was teenaged girls who kept Station X running. Some could do advanced math, while others spoke a second language. They ran the unwieldy bombe machines, made sense of wireless sound waves, and sorted the decoded messages. They were expected to excel in their fields and most importantly: know how to keep a secret"--Provided by publisher.

"The Enigma cipher was supposed to be the German's impenetrable [defense] for its military communications against prying eyes during World War II. This is the . . . story of how the cipher was created, adopted by the Nazis, and finally broken. Dermot Turing, the nephew of the great codebreaker Alan Turing, explores the twists and turns of German encryption efforts from the end of World War I through to Hitler's demise and the great lengths to which the Allies went to break it"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the interrogation methods and practices used against Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attack against America and reveals how they were able to elicit key intelligence information, some of the mistakes made, and abuses against prisoners.

"Explore how technology and tactics not only shaped the Vietnam War, but changed the ethics of American surveillance from then until the present day"--Amazon.

Describes some of the creative and subversive tactics used during World War I, including the adventures of Eugene Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot, a kind of camouflage called Dazzle Painting that made ships look like Easter eggs, or that Americans Indians sent secret messages as code talkers in the Choctaw Telephone Squad.

Readers learn how new technology exploded and resulted in developments in cryptography and surveillance as both sides raced to crack the codes and win the war.

A book for high school students about the code breaking and espionage done during the Vietnam War.

Describes how ten women who were members of Britain's Woman's Royal Naval Services used a game played much like the childhood game "Battleship" in an attempt to discover the tactics of German U-boats and to develop a counter-maneuver that helped turn the tide of World War II.

Describes some of the creative and subversive tactics used during World War I, including the adventures of Eugene Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot, a kind of camouflage called Dazzle Painting that made ships look like Easter eggs, or that Americans Indians sent secret messages as code talkers in the Choctaw Telephone Squad.

"From Pearl Harbor to Bletchley Park, readers will learn the true stories of the brave men and women who worked behind the scenes to crack codes and gain information during World War II"--Provided by publisher.