Description

Book Synopsis
This is a critical, learned edition of the General Report on Tunny with Emphasis on Statistical Methods (aka The Newmanry Report), prepared in 1945 and declassified in 2000. The Report was a technical account of what the team of cryptanalysts did in their work at Bletchley Park during WWII.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

Editorial Notes xiv

Notes on Vocabulary xiv

List of Abbreviations xv

Cryptanalytic Significance of the Analysis of Tunny, by Whitfield Diffie xvii

Editors’ Introduction, by Whitfield Diffie and J. V. Field xxv

Statistics at Bletchley Park, by S. L. Zabell lxxv

Biographies of Authors ciii

Notes on the Editors of the Present Volume cvii

List of Figures cix

General Report on Tunny, with emphasis on statistical methods 1

Part 0: Preface

Chapter 01: Preface 3

Part 1: Introduction

Chapter 11: German Tunny 6

Chapter 12: Cryptographic Aspects 22

Chapter 13: Machines 32

Chapter 14: Organisation 35

Chapter 15: Some Historical Notes 39

Part 2: Methods of Solution

Chapter 21: Some Probability Techniques 43

Chapter 22: Statistical Foundations 50

Chapter 23: Machine Setting 80

Chapter 24: Rectangling 110

Chapter 25: Chi-Breaking from Cipher 139

Chapter 26: Wheel-Breaking from Key 185

Chapter 27: Cribs 219

Chapter 28: Language Methods 237

Part 3: Organisation

Chapter 31: Mr Newman’s Section 262

Chapter 32: Organisation of the Testery 267

Chapter 33: Knockholt 268

Chapter 34: Registration and Circulation 269

Chapter 35: Tapemaking and Checking 271

Chapter 36: Chi-Breaking from Cipher 275

Chapter 37: Machine Setting Organisation 277

Chapter 38: Wheel-Breaking from Key, Organisation 280

Chapter 39: Language Methods 282

Part 4: Early Methods and History

Chapter 41: The First Break 284

Chapter 42: Early Hand Methods 290

Chapter 43: Testery Methods 1942–44 298

Chapter 44: Hand Statistical Methods 305

Part 5: Machines

Chapter 51: Introductory 309

Chapter 52: Development of Robinson and Colossus 312

Chapter 53: Colossus 316

Chapter 54: Robinson 336

Chapter 55: Specialized Counting Machines 346

Chapter 56: Copying Machines 350

Chapter 57: Simple machines 361

Chapter 58: Photographs 362

Part 6: Raw Materials

Chapter 61: Raw Materials — Production, with Plans of Tunny Links 381

Part 7: References

Chapter 71: Glossary and Index 387

Chapter 72: Notation 435

Chapter 73: Bibliography 441

Chapter 74: Chronology 444

Part 8: Conclusions

Chapter 81: Conclusions 452

Part 9: Appendices

Chapter 91: The 5202 Machine 456

Chapter 92: Recovery of Motor Patterns from De-chi 471

Chapter 93: Thrasher 482

Chapter 94: Research into the QEP System 484

Chapter 95: Mechanical Flags 488

Appendix A: Transmission of Teleprinter Signals, by J. A. Reeds 495

Appendix B: Activities at Knockholt, by J. A. Reeds 503

Appendix C: The 5202 Machine, by J. A. Reeds 530

Appendix D: Initial Conception of Colossus, by J. A. Reeds 535

Appendix E: List of Scanned Exhibits 540

Supplementary Glossary 542

Biographical Notes 547

Notes 561

Bibliography 624

Index 645

Breaking Teleprinter Ciphers at Bletchley Park

    Product form

    £109.76

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £121.95 – you save £12.19 (9%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Sat 4 Jul 2026.

    A Hardback by James A. Reeds, Whitfield Diffie, J. V. Field

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Breaking Teleprinter Ciphers at Bletchley Park by James A. Reeds

      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 28/08/2015
      ISBN13: 9780470465899, 978-0470465899
      ISBN10: 0470465891

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a critical, learned edition of the General Report on Tunny with Emphasis on Statistical Methods (aka The Newmanry Report), prepared in 1945 and declassified in 2000. The Report was a technical account of what the team of cryptanalysts did in their work at Bletchley Park during WWII.

      Table of Contents

      Preface xiii

      Editorial Notes xiv

      Notes on Vocabulary xiv

      List of Abbreviations xv

      Cryptanalytic Significance of the Analysis of Tunny, by Whitfield Diffie xvii

      Editors’ Introduction, by Whitfield Diffie and J. V. Field xxv

      Statistics at Bletchley Park, by S. L. Zabell lxxv

      Biographies of Authors ciii

      Notes on the Editors of the Present Volume cvii

      List of Figures cix

      General Report on Tunny, with emphasis on statistical methods 1

      Part 0: Preface

      Chapter 01: Preface 3

      Part 1: Introduction

      Chapter 11: German Tunny 6

      Chapter 12: Cryptographic Aspects 22

      Chapter 13: Machines 32

      Chapter 14: Organisation 35

      Chapter 15: Some Historical Notes 39

      Part 2: Methods of Solution

      Chapter 21: Some Probability Techniques 43

      Chapter 22: Statistical Foundations 50

      Chapter 23: Machine Setting 80

      Chapter 24: Rectangling 110

      Chapter 25: Chi-Breaking from Cipher 139

      Chapter 26: Wheel-Breaking from Key 185

      Chapter 27: Cribs 219

      Chapter 28: Language Methods 237

      Part 3: Organisation

      Chapter 31: Mr Newman’s Section 262

      Chapter 32: Organisation of the Testery 267

      Chapter 33: Knockholt 268

      Chapter 34: Registration and Circulation 269

      Chapter 35: Tapemaking and Checking 271

      Chapter 36: Chi-Breaking from Cipher 275

      Chapter 37: Machine Setting Organisation 277

      Chapter 38: Wheel-Breaking from Key, Organisation 280

      Chapter 39: Language Methods 282

      Part 4: Early Methods and History

      Chapter 41: The First Break 284

      Chapter 42: Early Hand Methods 290

      Chapter 43: Testery Methods 1942–44 298

      Chapter 44: Hand Statistical Methods 305

      Part 5: Machines

      Chapter 51: Introductory 309

      Chapter 52: Development of Robinson and Colossus 312

      Chapter 53: Colossus 316

      Chapter 54: Robinson 336

      Chapter 55: Specialized Counting Machines 346

      Chapter 56: Copying Machines 350

      Chapter 57: Simple machines 361

      Chapter 58: Photographs 362

      Part 6: Raw Materials

      Chapter 61: Raw Materials — Production, with Plans of Tunny Links 381

      Part 7: References

      Chapter 71: Glossary and Index 387

      Chapter 72: Notation 435

      Chapter 73: Bibliography 441

      Chapter 74: Chronology 444

      Part 8: Conclusions

      Chapter 81: Conclusions 452

      Part 9: Appendices

      Chapter 91: The 5202 Machine 456

      Chapter 92: Recovery of Motor Patterns from De-chi 471

      Chapter 93: Thrasher 482

      Chapter 94: Research into the QEP System 484

      Chapter 95: Mechanical Flags 488

      Appendix A: Transmission of Teleprinter Signals, by J. A. Reeds 495

      Appendix B: Activities at Knockholt, by J. A. Reeds 503

      Appendix C: The 5202 Machine, by J. A. Reeds 530

      Appendix D: Initial Conception of Colossus, by J. A. Reeds 535

      Appendix E: List of Scanned Exhibits 540

      Supplementary Glossary 542

      Biographical Notes 547

      Notes 561

      Bibliography 624

      Index 645

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account