"An extremely valuable work. It clears up many puzzles, and it
helps to make understandable how high-level communications
intelligence was used in Washington during World War II."--Ernest
R. May, author of Imperial Democracy: The Emergence of America as a
Great Power"An essential contribution to our understanding of major
aspects of World War II history. This book will have a special
place in the story of the war in Europe and also in that of the
wartime relations of Germany and Japan, which has been much
neglected."--Harold C. Deutsch, author of The Conspiracy Against
Hitler in the Twilight War"Boyd skillfully integrates interviews
with surviving American cryptanalysts who worked with MAGIC to
reconstruct the distribution system for the precious intelligence.
In particular his ingenious unraveling of the complex distribution
system in effect during presidential trips strikes me as model
detective work. First-rate scholarship complemented by superior
writing skills."--Edward J. Drea, author of MacArthur's ULTRA:
Codebreaking and the War Against Japan"Offers new insight into the
otherwise obscure story of how American ability to penetrate
Japanese codes provided unique, valuable knowledge of German
military plans and capabilities."--Stanley L. Falk, author of
Seventy Days to Singapore"Every student of the history of the
present century, in which the war of 1939-45 formed so crucial a
part, must read this--and one uses the word advisedly--definitive
account."--Robert H. Ferrell, author of American Diplomacy: The
Twentieth Century"In 1944, U.S. Army Chief of Staff George C.
Marshall declared that 'our main basis of information regarding
Hitler's intentions in Europe is obtained from Baron Oshima's
messages from Berlin.' Carl Boyd reveals how the Allies got that
intelligence and used it to help win World War II."--David Kahn,
author of The Codebreakers
"In this valuable study, Boyd carefully analyzes Oshima's messages
and reports, places them in political and military contexts, and
sheds new light on Germany's strategies during the war as well as
on German-Japanese relations."--Publishers Weekly"An illuminative
briefing on a little-known but invaluable source of intelligence
during WWII."--Kirkus Reviews"A fascinating book and an impressive
analytical study."--RUSI Journal"An excellent study of SIGINT and
the information it can provide."--Military Intelligence"[Boyd's]
sober, careful analysis of the documents, set firmly in the context
of the American signals intelligence system, has resulted in one of
the finest works to appear in the growing field of World War II
communications intelligence."--Journal of American History"Boyd's
book is an important contribution to the understanding of what
MAGIC did and why it was important."--Journal of Interdisciplinary
History"One can prophesy that Professor Boyd's book will become an
essential part of the library of any student of the Second World
War who hopes to rise above the level of the
superficial."--Intelligence and National Security"This book
presents an informative and entertaining study of the collection
and exploitation of signal intelligence during World War
II."--Airpower Journal"Carl Boyd has produced a work that
significantly advances our knowledge about the German-Japanese
alliance as well as intelligence in World War II."--Journal of
Military History"This is essential reading for anyone interested in
World War II."--New York Military Affairs Symposium Newsletter
Allied cryptographers broke the Japanese diplomatic code in 1941, after which Ambassador Oshima Hiroshi's messages from Berlin to Tokyo were intercepted, deciphered, translated and passed along to U.S. and British intelligence operatives. Gen. George Marshall, the U.S. Army chief of staff, called the Oshima intercepts the ``main basis of information regarding Hitler's intentions in Europe.'' Oshima inadvertently provided the Allies with advance information about Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, the Axis buildup in North Africa and the Wehrmacht's defensive system along the Normandy coast (which proved vital to the success of the Allied invasion of June 1944). In this valuable study, Boyd carefully analyzes Oshima's messages and reports, places them in political and military contexts, and sheds new light on Germany's strategies during the war as well as on German-Japanese relations. Oshima died in 1975, never having learned that the enemy had read his mail throughout WW II. Boyd is a history professor at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Photos. (Mar.)
"An extremely valuable work. It clears up many puzzles, and it
helps to make understandable how high-level communications
intelligence was used in Washington during World War
II."--Ernest R. May, author of Imperial Democracy: The
Emergence of America as a Great Power"An essential contribution to
our understanding of major aspects of World War II history. This
book will have a special place in the story of the war in Europe
and also in that of the wartime relations of Germany and Japan,
which has been much neglected."--Harold C. Deutsch, author
of The Conspiracy Against Hitler in the Twilight War"Boyd
skillfully integrates interviews with surviving American
cryptanalysts who worked with MAGIC to reconstruct the distribution
system for the precious intelligence. In particular his ingenious
unraveling of the complex distribution system in effect during
presidential trips strikes me as model detective work. First-rate
scholarship complemented by superior writing skills."--Edward J.
Drea, author of MacArthur's ULTRA: Codebreaking and the War
Against Japan"Offers new insight into the otherwise obscure story
of how American ability to penetrate Japanese codes provided
unique, valuable knowledge of German military plans and
capabilities."--Stanley L. Falk, author of Seventy Days to
Singapore"Every student of the history of the present century, in
which the war of 1939-45 formed so crucial a part, must read
this--and one uses the word advisedly--definitive
account."--Robert H. Ferrell, author of American Diplomacy:
The Twentieth Century"In 1944, U.S. Army Chief of Staff George C.
Marshall declared that 'our main basis of information regarding
Hitler's intentions in Europe is obtained from Baron Oshima's
messages from Berlin.' Carl Boyd reveals how the Allies got that
intelligence and used it to help win World War II."--David
Kahn, author of The Codebreakers
"In this valuable study, Boyd carefully analyzes Oshima's messages
and reports, places them in political and military contexts, and
sheds new light on Germany's strategies during the war as well as
on German-Japanese relations."--Publishers Weekly"An illuminative
briefing on a little-known but invaluable source of intelligence
during WWII."--Kirkus Reviews"A fascinating book and an impressive
analytical study."--RUSI Journal"An excellent study of SIGINT and
the information it can provide."--Military Intelligence"[Boyd's]
sober, careful analysis of the documents, set firmly in the context
of the American signals intelligence system, has resulted in one of
the finest works to appear in the growing field of World War II
communications intelligence."--Journal of American History"Boyd's
book is an important contribution to the understanding of what
MAGIC did and why it was important."--Journal of Interdisciplinary
History"One can prophesy that Professor Boyd's book will become an
essential part of the library of any student of the Second World
War who hopes to rise above the level of the
superficial."--Intelligence and National Security"This book
presents an informative and entertaining study of the collection
and exploitation of signal intelligence during World War
II."--Airpower Journal"Carl Boyd has produced a work that
significantly advances our knowledge about the German-Japanese
alliance as well as intelligence in World War II."--Journal of
Military History"This is essential reading for anyone interested in
World War II."--New York Military Affairs Symposium Newsletter
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