Intercept : the secret history of computers and spies
Corera, Gordon2015
Book
This is the previously untold - and highly classified - story of the melding of technology and espionage. Gordon Corera's compelling narrative takes us from the Second World War through the Cold War and the birth of the internet to the present era of hackers and surveillance. Rich with historical detail and characters, as well as astonishing revelations about espionage carried out in recent times by the UK, US and China, this is the secret history of how spying drove the rise of the computer.
Main title:
Intercept : the secret history of computers and spies / Gordon Corera.
Author:
Corera, Gordon, author
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.
Collation:
431 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780297871736 (hbk)
Dewey class:
327.1241303.483
Language:
English
BRN:
1741745