How I Discovered World War II's Greatest Spy and Other Stories of Intelligence and Code

David Kahn is universally regarded as the dean of intelligence historians. Recounting the desperate efforts to gather information during World War II and the Cold War, he provides insight into the dark realm of intelligence and code that will fascinate cryptographers, intelligence personnel, and the millions interested in military history, espionage adventure, and world affairs. By revealing the past, the book helps guide present and future intelligence efforts. Kahn is the author of The Codebreakers and Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boats Codes, 1939-1943, which was the basis for the movie U-571.

David Kahn is universally regarded as the dean of intelligence historians. One of his books, "Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boats Codes, 1939-1943," was the basis of the movie "U-571." His pathbreaking book The Codebreakers, the classic history of codemaking and codebreaking remains in stalwart print 45 years after its publication (portions have been updated). So have his other books, and the Taylor & Francis journal he co-founded, Cryptologia, continues to attract new subscribers.

As a journalist and historian, he wrote articles for a variety of magazines on intelligence, cryptology, their history, personalities, and effects. He has collected some of them here for publication by T&F.