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Phil in modern german history from oxford university in 1974 under the supervision of the thenregius professor of modern history, hugh trevorroper. This massive, exhaustivelyresearched book by david kahn examines the history of cryptography from the dawn of civilization to the darkness of the cold war. An update was added, i believe in the 90s, that discusses the entry of cryptography into the public sphere, largely because of the internet, but this new section is short, comprising less than twenty pages. Stories from the codebreakers include computer and internet access for school children in africa, reaching the poor in brazil, tortoise breeding programmes in the galapagos, connecting villages in spain, and disaster management in sri lanka. The comprehensive history of secret communication from ancient times to the internet historian of intelligence enigma to the cryptosystems that make e. To ask other readers questions about the codebreakers, please sign up.
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