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  • Gebundene Ausgabe: 1200 Seiten
  • Verlag: Scribner; Auflage: Rev Sub (5. Dezember 1996)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-10: 0684831309
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684831305
  • Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,6 x 16 x 6,4 cm
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"Few false ideas have more firmly gripped the minds of so many intelligent men than the one that, if they just tried, they could invent a cipher that no one could break," writes David Kahn in this massive (almost 1,200 pages) volume. Most of The Codebreakers focuses on the 20th century, especially World War II. But its reach is long. Kahn traces cryptology's origins to the advent of writing. It seems that as soon as people learned how to record their thoughts, they tried to figure out ways of keeping them hidden. Kahn covers everything from the theory of ciphering to the search for "messages" from outer space. He concludes with a few thoughts about encryption on the Internet.

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The Washington PostKahn has produced a tour de force...The volume is an anthology of a hundred detective stories, one more ingenious than the last, and all real, central to the fate of armies and kingdoms....Magnificent.

The Christian Science MonitorA literary blockbuster...for many evening of gripping reading, no better choice can be made than this book.

TimePerhaps the best and most complete account of cryptography yet published.

The New York Times Book ReviewA notable achievement...Mr. Kahn has presented the specialist and the general public with a lavishly comprehensive introduction to a subject of basic significance for both.

Prepublication National Security Agency Evaluation, now declassifiedThe book in its entirelty constitutes the most publicly revealing picture that has ever been presented of U.S. Sigint activities and the agencies engaged in this field.
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2.0 von 5 Sternen Kahn drowns the reader into useless historical data, 25. November 1999
Von Deák Csaba (Budapest, Hungary) - Alle meine Rezensionen ansehen
You should DEFINITELY READ Kahn's book IF you want to know who the leading cryptographers and cryptanalysts in history were, where and when they were born, how many siblings they had, what their yearly salary was, what impact they had on history, how long they lived, what they died of etc. (I know there are many people out there who LOVE to read about such things.)

As for myself, I have no idea how much a French livre was worth in 1570, and even if I did, I couldn't care less whether a cryptanalyst's annuity then was 100 or 10000 livres. I am sorry that all these great people died, but I think whether it was because of lung cancer or pneumonia is of little relevance. High school history was bad enough, I do not need any more useless historical data, thank you very much.

What I expected from the book was that it would tell me a lot about the development of the METHODS of cryptography and cryptanalysis, describing what people tried, what worked, what didn't and why. (Including not only the algorithmic but also organizational and management issues such as key management.) If you have a similar interest, FORGET ABOUT Kahn's book. Kahn gives a decent description of the encrypting/coding methods, but this is so scattered among the irrelevant pieces of information that it is hardly worth the "mining" effort. There is HARDLY ANYTHING about the methods used to breaking the codes.

Mr. Kahn made an honest effort in researching the field (except for the chapter about the modern developments - DES and the like - that is just glued to the end of the book to make it sell better). Still, he shouldn't have poured everything he ever read into his book. Less would have been more.

The Codebreakers is reputed to be the best book on the history of cryptography. Apart from the content, I found the style only so-so. I wonder how poorly written the other books are...

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4.0 von 5 Sternen The layman's standard reference on cryptology, 21. Oktober 1999
I first came across "The Codebreakers" in the original edition, published in the 1960s. It was a massive read, and one which I never finished in one sitting; however, a love of history, the romance of espionage and the fascination of working with mysterious information kept me going. It is a pleasure to see the book has been reissued.

Kahn does not create a textbook for the serious cryptologist; such a work would be more mathematical in approach. What he does is give, from a layman's view, a good mid-level history of the art/science of cryptology. The first chapter, covering the cryptanalytic events of Pearl Harbor, brings you in; then he goes over the history of secret writing from the days of Egyptian hieroglyphics to roughly the present day. Interesting areas include the discussion of the European "black chambers" of the 1600s and 1700s, a good talk about how rumrunners in the Prohibition days used complex code/cipher combinations to thwart the Noble Experiment, and a highly entertaining chapter on the "ciphers" that proved Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's works.

The updated edition falls short in its attempt at updating, which is why I don't give another star to the book. The discussion of cryptography in the world of the Internet is far too thin to satisfy. This, of course, could be a function of the beast; the Internet and electronic cryptology changes faster than any book could keep up with. In addition, information on the Enigma and other areas of World War II cryptology, declassified since the previous edition, could have been added to increase understanding of this critical time. However, the remaining "classic" text is still excellent, and has served as the layman's reference on cryptologic history for thirty years.

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4.0 von 5 Sternen Best book on the subject, 4. Juni 1999
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I highly recommend this book. It is an incredibly thorough and complete description of cryptology history. I disagree with some previous criticisms about writing style and racism. I do not find the style difficult in itself, there are maybe too much details given on every historical bits... but this may as well be appraised! I cannot find any racism in Chapter 1, describing the US deciphering efforts of the japanese exchanges just before Pearl Harbor. There are hints of the US (allied actually) superiority in cryptography, but this is a plain historical fact. There is a criticism of 1940's Japan, but I cannot find this objectionnable... (the same is true about Nazi Germany). I could find nothing in the book against Japanese people or today's Japan...
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5.0 von 5 Sternen THE CRYPTO BIBLE
AS EVERYONE IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY KNOWS, THIS IS THE CRYPTO BIBLE. HAVING READ BOTH THE TITLE AND THE SYNOPSIS ABOVE (WHICH BOTH CLEARLY STATE THAT THIS IS AN HISTORY),... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. April 2000 von M. R. ZOGLIO

5.0 von 5 Sternen I have readed other books on codes & ciphers.
This book is the best i have readed. Of all the other books i have readed, David Khan's book Go's in details about codes & cipher.
Veröffentlicht am 8. Dezember 1998 von jbl739@airmail.net

4.0 von 5 Sternen great content, so so writing style
This book is the meat and potatos of this subject. I know of no other book which attempts or even reaches for the scope of this one. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. September 1998 von Chris Barker

5.0 von 5 Sternen The definitive book on Cryptography.
David Kahn's newest book updates his previous work, which sits on every Cryptographer's, Cryptanalyst's, and government Special Intelligence officer's bookshelf in the entire... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. August 1998 von Larry Randall (larryran@ticnet...

5.0 von 5 Sternen Not out-of-print or unavailble
My previous review, "terrible prose," refers to the 1996 SCRIBNER edition. How can you assume, and incorrectly inform readers, that it refers to some other edition... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. August 1998 veröffentlicht

5.0 von 5 Sternen Still THE reference book (although not updated enough)
This is the view of a french reader. I bought the french translation in 1980 and was enthralled. Now that I've seen the original one, I realized that many things were left over in... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 22. Juli 1997 veröffentlicht

3.0 von 5 Sternen Good reprint of a classic, but not updated to 1990s
The 1967 edition of this book is and always will be a classic. What a disappointment to find that this new edition offers such a poor updating of new information which has come... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. April 1997 veröffentlicht

3.0 von 5 Sternen Don't bother if you have the first edition
I agree entirely with bruen@mit.edu. I am giving this book a "5" because it's a must-have 10 if you don't already have a copy of the first edition, and a worthless 1 if... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. November 1996 veröffentlicht

1.0 von 5 Sternen Save your money, if you bought the first edition.
The original version of Codebreakers is a wonderful, detailed history of cryptography and spies. This new edition is the same book with 16 additional pages pretending to update... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. November 1996 veröffentlicht

5.0 von 5 Sternen Definitive history of cryptology (through mid 1960's)
This massive volume is the final word on the history of classical (non-computer) ciphers, codes, and secret writing. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. November 1995 veröffentlicht

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