American Cryptology During the Cold War, 1945-1989; Book 1: the Struggle for Centralization 1945-1960

Tags: 1940s-1980s CIA Cold War NSA

Authors: Johnson, Thomas R.

Published: 1995

URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20090228051551/http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/_files/cryptologic_histories/cold_war_i.pdf

Abstract: American Cryptology During the Cold War, 1945-1989 is the first two books in a four book series written by Thomas R. Johnson of the NSA’s Center for Cryptological History detailing the U.S. government’s use of cryptology. It begins by describing post-WWII cryptology to the end of the Nixon administration. This series seeks to describe events relevant to the development of the field, focusing on themes of “expansion and centralization.”