Spy Games: Cracking Government Secrets

by The New York Times Editorial Staff (Editor)

Overview

Since the mid-nineteenth century, the main drivers of clandestine activity have been wars, crime, and international espionage. The need to obtain and pass along secret information exists so that one group can gain dominance over another, whether through victory in conflicts, seizure of land, or stealing money. Spies may be a constant, but so are the code breakers, those hardworking heroes who use their intelligence and drive to overcome whatever challenges arise from enemies or thieves. This comprehensive collection of New York Times coverage gives a behind-the-scenes look at the high stakes drama created by dangerous secrets, with media literacy terms and questions included to further draw readers in.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642823516
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	07/30/2020
Series:	In the Headlines Series
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 1852-1899: War and Foreign Threats

The Inventor of the Code of Army Signals By The New York Times 10

Danger From Spies and Traitors. By The New York Times 12

Execution of Spies at Franklin, Tenn. Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial 14

Arrest of a Supposed Rebel Spy. From the Cleveland Leader 20

An Immoral Espionage By The New York Times 22

Custom-House Espionage By The New York Times 26

Chapter 2 1900-1939: Crime and World War I

Suffragette Cipher. By The New York Times 30

The Victories of the Spy. By The New York Times 32

Spies and Their Congeners. By The New York Times 34

Secret Cable Code for World's Police By The New York Times 36

Spies and Counter-Spies Still Active in Europe Emery Deri 38

Mata Hari, Courtesan and Spy Fitzhugh L. Minnigerode 46

Detectives Begin Cryptography Study By The New York Times 49

Chapter 3 1940-1979: World War II and the Cold War

3 on Trial as Spies Open Defense, Rosenberg Denying All Charges William R. Conklin 50

Story of the Rosenbergs: Two Links in Atomic Conspiracy A. H. Raskin 57

British Tell How They Learned Nazi Secrets By The New York Times 66

Californian Is Given 40 Years for Spying Robert Lindsey 70

A Cryptic Ploy in Cryptography By The New York Times 73

Chapter 4 1980-1999: Dawn of the Computer Age

Science Agency Blocks Funds to Aid Research on Computer Coding John Noble Wilford 75

Researchers to Permit Pre-publication Review by U.S. Richard Severo 79

E.S. Friedman, 88, Cryptanalyst Who Broke Enemy Codes, Dies Alfred E. Clark 82

F.B.I. Said to Have Sent Messages to Spy Suspect Philip Shenon 85

Coding Techniques Are Detailed at Navy Spy Trial: Special to the New York Times 88

Biggest Division a Giant Leap in Math Gina Kolata 91

Tied Up in Knots, Cryptographers Test Their Limits Gina Kolata 95

The Assault on 114,381,625,757,888,867,669,235,779,976,146,612,010,218,296,721,242,362,562,561,842,935,706,935,245,733,897,830,597,123,563,958,705,058,989,075,147,599,290,026,879,543,541 Gina Kolata 99

Why I Spied: Aldrich Ames Tim Weiner 105

Attention Shoppers: Internet Is Open Peter H. Lewis 116

Alger Hiss, Divisive Icon of the Cold War, Dies at 92 Janny Scott 120

Code Set Up to Shield Privacy of Cellular Calls Is Breached John Markoff 130

Tommy Flowers, 92, Dies; Broke Nazi Codes Richard Goldstein 135

Code Talkers' Story Pops Up Everywhere Todd S. Purdum 138

Chapter 5 2000-Present: Challenges of the 21st Century

Cryptologists Discover Flaw in E-Mail Security Program James Glanz 142

Veiled Messages of Terror May Lurk in Cyberspace Gina Kolata 145

Codebook Shows an Encryption Form Dates Back to Telegraphs John Markoff 150

Scientists Expand Scale of Digital Snooping Alert John Markoff 153

Alan Turing, Enigma Code-Breaker and Computer Pioneer, Wins Royal Pardon Emma G. Fitzsimmons 156

Security Secrets, Dated but Real Edward Rothstein 158

Cracking Codes through the Centuries William Grimes 163

What the Country Owes Harriet Tubman Brent Staples 168

Cryptography Pioneers Win Turing Award John Markoff 171

The Women Who Helped America Crack Axis Codes Meryl Gordon 174

Russia Says He's a Spy. His Lawyer Says He Just Wanted Photos of a Cathedral. Neil MacFarquhar 179

Family of American Imprisoned on Spy Charge in China Appeals for Help Chris Buckley Edward Wong 182

C.I.A. Informant Extracted From Russia Had Sent Secrets to U.S. for Decades Julian E. Barnes Adam Goldman David E. Sanger 187

Top Secret Russian Unit Seeks to Destabilize Europe, Security Officials Say Michael Schwirtz 192

Vast Dragnet Targets Theft of Biomedical Secrets for China Gina Kolata 198

Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia Kate Conger Mike Isaac Katie Benner Nicole Perlroth 207

Glossary 212

Media Literacy Terms 213

Media Literacy Questions 215

Citations 217

Index 222