battle wits complete story de budiansky stephen (113 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Based on newly declassified documents, this is the first complete story of Allied code-breaking in World War II - the compelling tale of codebreaking's golden age. In 1939 cryptoanalysis was in its infancy, its practitioners' skills rudimentary and untried. The codebreakers faced huge barriers of official indifference and - from the military bureaucracy - even contempt for their work. Yet during the course of the war these men and women accomplished extraordinary feats of mathematical wizardry that turned the tide of many critical battles. Stephen Budiansky tells their story. From the fight against the Nazi U-boats in the Atlantic, to the climactic showdown against Yamamoto's aircraft carriers at Midway, and the success of the D-Day invasion, "Battle of Wits" reveals the "shadow war" that lay behind the famous events of World War II, and breathes life into unsung heroes whose work has been wrapped in secrecy for decades. Drawing on literally thousands of previously unseen files, Budiansky provides lucid explanations of how the most impenetrable of Axis codes were actually broken - including the German ENIGMA and Japanese "Purple" machines - and traces the origins of the top-secret project, codenamed VENONA, that broke the Soviet spy codes in one of the most incredible cryptoanalytic feats of all time. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Clean and solid. ; Black and white plates; 8vo ; 436 pages.

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. 6.48 X 1.28 X 9.52 inches; 436 pages; B&W photographs. Personal stamp from previous owner on title page. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper.

Quarter Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster, 2000. First edition. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over flecked-tan boards, with red lettering embossed on spine, illustrated with black and white photographs and tables, 436 pp. The author brings to the life the unsung code-breaking heroes of World War II which effectively won the battle of Midway, broke the German Enigma machine and more! Engrossing and exciting! Remainder mark, else brand new. Light shelfwear, small outwardly invisible internal stain to very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 436 pages. Hardcover. 16 pages of b&w photographs. Red gilt titles on spine. Light edge wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468121.

Quarter Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster, 2000. First edition. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over flecked-tan boards, with red lettering embossed on spine, illustrated with black and white photographs and tables, 436 pp. The author brings to the life the unsung code-breaking heroes of World War II which effectively won the battle of Midway, broke the German Enigma machine and more! Engrossing and exciting! Remainder mark, else brand new. Light shelfwear, small outwardly invisible internal stain to very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in Dust-jacket. First printing of First edition. Book in As New condition. Crisp and clean with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dustjacket is fresh and bright. Historic photos, maps and diagrams and technical specs throughout. Octavo. 448pp inc. Index. In protective mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 448 pages NotavalidISBN.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. First Edition. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, page fore edges a little soiled, some underlining of text.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 436 pages; " Battle of Wits presents the history of the war that these documents reveal. From the Battle of Midway until the last German code was broken in January 1945, this is an astonishing epic of a war that was won not simply by brute strength but also by reading the enemy's intentions. The revelations of Stephen Budiansky's dramatic history include how Britain tried to manipulate the American codebreakers and monopolize German Enigma code communications; the first detailed published explanations of how the Japanese codes were broken; and how the American codebreaking machines worked to crack the Japanese, the German, and even the Russian diplomatic codes. " (jacket blurb).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. DJ in archival cover light fold. with a full number lie starting with 1.