The Codebreakers

The Codebreakers – The Story of Secret Writing
Book cover of the 1996 updated reprint
AuthorDavid Kahn
LanguageEnglish
GenreFactual
Publication date
1967, 1996
ISBN0-684-83130-9
OCLC35159231
652/.8 20
LC ClassZ103 .K28 1996

The Codebreakers – The Story of Secret Writing (ISBN 0-684-83130-9) is a book by David Kahn, published in 1967, comprehensively chronicling the history of cryptography from ancient Egypt to the time of its writing. The United States government attempted to have the book altered before publication, and it succeeded in part.[1]

  1. ^ Pineau, Roger (1996). The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing by David Kahn, internal CIA book review by Roger Pineau, ca. 1967, released to public 1996. Retrieved from [1].