With exclusive interviews, a Signal Corps veteran tells the full story of how cryptography helped defeat the Axis powers, at Bletchley Park and beyond.
A longtime employee of General Electric, he left the company in 198.
Haufler researched public archives and interviewed other members of British and American codebreaking programs to write the books.
His two books of World War II history, Codebreakers\' Victory (2003) and The Spies Who Never Were (2006), grew out of his wartime experiences as a cryptographer in one of the American units assigned to "Ultra," the British program for intercepting and decoding Axis messages.
Born in Kentucky, he attended the University of Michigan, where he was editor of the Michigan Daily and a member of Phi Betta Kappa.
About the Author: Hervie Haufler (1919-2016) was an author and World War II veteran.
Haufler pulls together years of research, exclusive access to top secret files, and personal interviews to craft a captivating must-read for anyone interested in the behind-the-front intellect and perseverance that went into beating the Nazis and Japan.
This broad view represents the first comprehensive account of codebreaking during World War II.
In Codebreakers\' Victory, veteran cryptographer Hervie Haufler takes readers behind the scenes in this fascinating underground World of ciphers and decoders.
Military intelligence made a significant difference in battle after battle.
From the Battle of Britain to the Pacific front to the panzer divisions in Africa, superior cryptography gave the Allies a decisive advantage over the Axis generals.
It was a role key to the Allied victory.
Now, though, after decades have passed, the true scope of the British and American cryptographers\' role in the war has come to light.
Even Winston Churchill, himself a great advocate of Britain\'s cryptologic program, purposefully minimized their achievements in his history books.
For years, the story of the World War II codebreakers was kept a crucial state secret.
With exclusive interviews, a Signal Corps veteran tells the full story of how cryptography helped defeat the Axis powers, at Bletchley Park and beyond
