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Author Beckman, Bengt.

Title Codebreakers : Arne Beurling and the Swedish crypto program during World War II / Bengt Beckman
Published Providence, RI : American Mathematical Society, 2002

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Description vii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Northern Europe, circa 1940 -- An 18th-Century Cipher -- The World's First Ciphering Machine -- Damm, Hagelin, and Gylden -- Radio Signal Interception and Cryptanalysis Before 1939 -- War -- Enter Arne Beurling -- The Russian Baltic Navy -- Mysterious Signals -- Teleprinters -- Beurling's Analysis -- The G-Schreiber and the Apps -- Continued Cryptanalysis -- Exit Gylden - But Beurling Comes Back -- The Double Transposition -- Operation Barbarossa -- The Work Place -- Contents -- The Birth of the FRA -- Brilliant Results - Despite Everything -- Downturn and Leakage -- The Red Army and the Arctic Sea -- The Doubly Enciphered Russian Code -- Stella Polaris -- Gradual Loss of German Traffic -- Borelius Pays a Visit to the Germans -- Information - But of What Value? -- Norway -- The Last Years of the War -- The Swedes' Own Crypto Systems -- Arne Beurling 1943-1945 -- Arne Beurling -- Through the Eyes of a Woman -- A Magical Friendship
Summary "One of the greatest accomplishments in the history of cryptography occurred in 1940 when a Swedish mathematician broke the German code used for strategic military communications. This story has all the elements of a classic thriller: a desperate wartime situation; a moody and secretive mathematical genius with a talent for cryptography; and a stunning mathematical feat, mysterious to this day. Arne Beurling, the man who inherited Einstein's office at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, was the figure who played this role at a crucial moment in world history." "The author, Bengt Beckman, for many years was the head of the cryptanalysis department of the Swedish signal intelligence agency. He has crafted a book that a reader at any level of mathematical sophistication will thoroughly enjoy. It will appeal to a broad audience of readers, from historians and biography buffs to mathematicians to anyone with a passing interest in cryptology and cryptanalysis."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Translated from the Swedish
Subject Beurling, Arne.
Military intelligence -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Electronic intelligence -- Sweden.
Author American Mathematical Society.
LC no. 2002026234
ISBN 0821828894 alkaline paper
Other Titles Svenska kryptobedrifter. English
Arne Beurling and the Swedish crypto program during World War II