Signals Intelligence in World War II: A Research Guide

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In 1974, Frederick W. Winterbotham's book "The Ultra Secret" disclosed the Allied success in breaking German high command ciphers in World War II, and a new form of history began - the study of intelligence and its impact on military operations and international politics. This guide documents and annotates over 800 sources that have appeared in the since the 1970s on ULTRA and MAGIC or the Allied code-breaking and cryptanalytic assault on Axis Communications. The book examines and annotates primary and secondary sources on the role of ULTRA and MAGIC in the Pearl Harbour attack, the battles of the Atlantic, Coral Sea and Midway, and the campaigns in the Mediterranean, Northwest Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific, as well as in the realm of espionage and special operations. It also provides details on sources concerned with "Signit" and cryptanalytic programmes of the Axis and neutral powers.

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.,."This unique work will have a wider audience than the title would suggest because signals intelligence, especially as manifested in ULTRA and MAGIC decryptions of intercepts of the German ENIGMA and Japanese Purple codes, was involved in many important battles and controversial issues of WWII. Sexton discusses these and related topics and provides excellent context in concise and informative abstracts to nearly all the approximately 830 citations.... For academic and research libraries."-Choice
...This unique work will have a wider audience than the title would suggest because signals intelligence, especially as manifested in ULTRA and MAGIC decryptions of intercepts of the German ENIGMA and Japanese Purple codes, was involved in many important battles and controversial issues of WWII. Sexton discusses these and related topics and provides excellent context in concise and informative abstracts to nearly all the approximately 830 citations.... For academic and research libraries.-Choice
[H]istorians of the era who turn to it may find that Prof. Sexton identifies significant material overlooked in conventional bibliographical searches. In a number of cases, moreover, he draws attention to the broader impact and revelance of signals intelligence.-World War Two Studies Association Newsletter
A thoughtfully organized annotated bibliography of WWII signal intelligence divided into four chapters. Sexton has made a valuable contribution to the history of WWII, and students, researchers, and military and cryptology buffs will find it extremely helpful.-Cryptologia
In this unique work the author...provides excellent context in concise and informative abstracts to nearly all of the more than eight hundred citations.-RQ
Signals Intelligence In World War II: A Research Guide is a welcome addition to this ever growing and important subject. Highly recommended and engrossing reading.-Military and BRAVO/Veterans Outlook Magazine
"Historians of the era who turn to it may find that Prof. Sexton identifies significant material overlooked in conventional bibliographical searches. In a number of cases, moreover, he draws attention to the broader impact and revelance of signals intelligence."-World War Two Studies Association Newsletter
"[H]istorians of the era who turn to it may find that Prof. Sexton identifies significant material overlooked in conventional bibliographical searches. In a number of cases, moreover, he draws attention to the broader impact and revelance of signals intelligence."-World War Two Studies Association Newsletter
"A thoughtfully organized annotated bibliography of WWII signal intelligence divided into four chapters. Sexton has made a valuable contribution to the history of WWII, and students, researchers, and military and cryptology buffs will find it extremely helpful."-Cryptologia
"In this unique work the author...provides excellent context in concise and informative abstracts to nearly all of the more than eight hundred citations."-RQ
"Signals Intelligence In World War II: A Research Guide is a welcome addition to this ever growing and important subject. Highly recommended and engrossing reading."-Military and BRAVO/Veterans Outlook Magazine
..."This unique work will have a wider audience than the title would suggest because signals intelligence, especially as manifested in ULTRA and MAGIC decryptions of intercepts of the German ENIGMA and Japanese Purple codes, was involved in many important battles and controversial issues of WWII. Sexton discusses these and related topics and provides excellent context in concise and informative abstracts to nearly all the approximately 830 citations.... For academic and research libraries."-Choice

Author Bio

DONAL J. SEXTON, JR. is Professor of History and Chair of the Social Science Department at Tusculum College in Tennessee. His research interests focus on intelligence, especially the role of Comint or ULTRA and MAGIC and Allied deception operations during World War II, and the Cold War. His essay on British deceptions in Scandinavia was awarded the Society of Military History's Moncado Prize in 1984.