Budiansky, Stephen

Recounts the United States Navy's encounters at sea during the War of 1812, discussing tactics, battles, and the thoughts and experiences of the captains and seamen.

"In Code Warriors, [the author tells] how NSA came to be, from its roots in World War II through the fall of the Berlin Wall. Along the way, he guides us through the fascinating challenges faced by cryptanalysts, and how they broke some of the most complicated codes of the twentieth century. With access to new documents, Budiansky shows where the agency succeeded and failed during the Cold War, but his account also offers crucial perspective for assessing NSA today in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations. Budiansky shows how NSA's obsession with recording every bit of data and decoding every signal is far from a new development; throughout its history the depth and breadth of the agency's reach has resulted in both remarkable successes and destructive failures"--Amazon.com.

Documents the story of a small group of scientists who applied intellectual strategies to battle techniques and revolutionized the process of waging wars, citing the contributions of future Nobel winner Patrick Blackett.

Chronicles the life and times of Sir Francis Walsingham, the spymaster for Queen Elizabeth I, and details how Walsingham invented the modern concept of covert operations, espionage, code breaking, and secret services around the globe.

Chronicles the history of air power from Kitty Hawk to the second Gulf War and examines the evolution of the airplane as an instrument of war.

Explores the cognitive abilities of many animals, including humans, and shows how different types of intelligence and imagination are based on evolutionary necessity and limits.

A scientific study of horses, drawing from archeological findings to discuss how the horse evolved, looking at the history of man's use and abuse of the horse, debunking the belief the horses are stupid, and presenting information on horse language, physiology, genetics, and biomechanics.

Uncovers the efforts of British and American scientists, lead by British physicist Patrick Blackett, who worked to stop German submarines during World War II using mathematics and probability theory. Describes how the insertion of science in the military realm changed twentieth-century warfare. Includes a map and a chronology.

Addresses accepted ideas about canine intelligence and emotions.

A history of codebreaking during World War II, looking at the efforts of British and American operatives to crack Japanese, German, and British diplomatic codes, and highlighting the work of some of the codebreaking heroes of the long conflict.