Abstract

David Kahn’s The Codebreakers, published in 1967, is the first modern comprehensive history of cryptology. Based on extensive research, including interviews with former government cryptologists in the United States and Europe, Kahn’s volume blazed a trail that numerous historians would follow. It also attracted the attention of intelligence officials in Washington and London, who sought to excise or edit passages in the book. In one of these, Kahn made but agreed to remove a claim that during World War II the Allies had broken the supposedly invulnerable Enigma, a feat that would remain secret until the following decade.

中文翻译：

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密码破译者战争：大卫·卡恩、麦克米伦、政府和一部​​密码学历史杰作的制作

摘要

David Kahn于 1967 年出版的The Codebreakers是第一部现代密码学综合史。基于广泛的研究，包括对美国和欧洲前政府密码学家的采访，卡恩的著作开辟了一条许多历史学家将追随的道路。它还引起了华盛顿和伦敦情报官员的注意，他们试图删除或编辑书中的段落。在其中一个案例中，卡恩提出但同意撤消一项声明，即在二战期间盟军破解了据称刀枪不入的 Enigma，这一壮举在接下来的十年内一直保密。