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Code Warriors: NSA's Codebreakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet Union

A sweeping, in-depth history of NSA, whose famous 'cult of silence' has left the agency shrouded in mystery for decades . . . 

Featuring a series of appendixes that explain the technical details of Soviet codes and how they were broken, Code Warriors is a rich and riveting history of the underbelly of the Cold War, and an essential and timely read for all who seek to understand the origins of the modern NSA.

“Code Warriors is a balanced, authoritative portrait of an institution in which brilliant innovation in mathematics, computing and technology has coexisted with gross invasions of societal privacy.” -- Nature