Breaking Japanese Diplomatic Codes: David Sissons and D Special Section during the Second World War
| dc.contributor.author | Ball, Desmond | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tamura, Keiko | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-01T14:49:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-04-01T14:49:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier | 459995 | |
| dc.identifier | OCN: 857812304 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33529 | |
| dc.description.abstract | During the Second World War, Australia maintained a super-secret organisation, the Diplomatic (or `D’) Special Section, dedicated to breaking Japanese diplomatic codes. The Section has remained officially secret as successive Australian Governments have consistently refused to admit that Australia ever intercepted diplomatic communications, even in war-time. This book recounts the history of the Special Section and describes its code-breaking activities. It was a small but very select organisation, whose `technical’ | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general::GPJ Coding theory and cryptology | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history::NHWR Specific wars and campaigns::NHWR7 Second World War | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history::NHWL Modern warfare | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999::3MPB Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950::3MPBL c 1940 to c 1949::3MPBLB c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period) | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | world war 2 | |
| dc.subject.other | cryptography | |
| dc.subject.other | Australia | |
| dc.subject.other | Cipher | |
| dc.subject.other | Empire of Japan | |
| dc.subject.other | GCHQ | |
| dc.subject.other | London | |
| dc.subject.other | Multiple encryption | |
| dc.subject.other | Russia | |
| dc.subject.other | Tokyo | |
| dc.title | Breaking Japanese Diplomatic Codes: David Sissons and D Special Section during the Second World War | |
| dc.type | book | |
| oapen.identifier.doi | 10.26530/OAPEN_459995 | |
| oapen.relation.isPublishedBy | ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 | |
| oapen.place.publication | Canberra | |
| oapen.remark.public | Relevant Wikipedia pages: Australia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia; Cipher - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cipher; Empire of Japan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan; GCHQ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCHQ; London - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London; Multiple encryption - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_encryption; Russia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia; Tokyo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo |
