Historical Dictionary of Signals Intelligence

Nigel West

doi:10.5771/9780810873919

Summary

Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) encompasses the various disciplines of wireless interception, cryptanalysis, communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, direction-finding, and traffic analysis. It has become the basis upon which all combat operations are undertaken. It is now widely recognized as an absolutely vital dimension to modern warfare and it has proved to be a vital component in the counter-intelligence war fought between the West and Soviet bloc intelligence agencies.

The Historical Dictionary of Signals Intelligence covers the history of SIGINT through a chronology, an introductory essay, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on key personnel, SIGINT technology, intelligence operations, and agencies, as well as the tradecraft and jargon. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Signals Intelligence.

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Bibliographic data

Publication year: 2012
Publication date: 31.08.2012
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-7187-8
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-7391-9
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 340
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Editor’s Foreword No access
4. Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
5. Chronology No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
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B No access Pages 29 - 48
C No access Pages 49 - 72
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W No access Pages 235 - 244
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Appendix A. VENONA Glossary No access Pages 255 - 262
Appendix B. Agreement between British Government Code and Cipher School and U.S. War Department in regard to Certain “Special Intelligence” No access Pages 263 - 270
Appendix C. British-U.S. Communication Intelligence Agreement No access Pages 271 - 274
Bibliography No access Pages 275 - 292
Index No access Pages 293 - 338
About the Author No access Pages 339 - 340