Signal Security In The Ardennes Offensive 1944 1945

Author : Major Laurie G. Moe Buckhout
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786250292

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Signal Security In The Ardennes Offensive 1944-1945 by Major Laurie G. Moe Buckhout Pdf

This thesis investigates the significance, theory and practice of tactical signal security (SIGSEC) during the Ardennes Offensive of 1944-1945. The work includes a brief introduction to the offensive and to the history of SIGSEC, and examines how the American and German armies safeguarded communications from the enemy. Inherent in this study was an investigation of actions taken by these armies to exploit their adversary’s SIGSEC and the processing and exploitation of the signal intelligence (SIGINT) they obtained. The study concludes that both armies had similar equipment, basic procedures, and training in the areas of communications, SIGSEC and SIGINT, and suffered similar deficiencies in these areas. Analysis, however, revealed a deep disparity concerning their use and importance. The Americans’ near complete lack of regard for tactical SIGINT was a major factor contributing to the success of Hitler’s deception. The U.S. Army relied heavily upon intelligence gleaned from the German ULTRA code, and American intelligence officers were untrained in the use of tactical signal intelligence, mainly using it to validate operational plans. This attitude is reflected also in the American emphasis on SIGSEC. The Germans, however, were more experienced in SIGINT and SIGSEC, and formed a structure and doctrine that focused on immediately influencing tactical operations.

Author : Steven Zaloga
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811767620

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Smashing Hitler's Panzers by Steven Zaloga Pdf

In his riveting new book, Steven Zaloga describes how American foot soldiers faced down Hitler’s elite armored spearhead—the Hitler Youth Panzer Division—in the snowy Ardennes forest during one of World War II’s biggest battles, the Battle of the Bulge. The Hitler Youth division was assigned the mission of the Führer’s Ardennes offensive: capture the main highway to the primary objective, Antwerp, whose seizure Hitler believed would end the war. Had the Germans taken the Belgian port, it would have cut off the Americans from the British and perhaps led to a second, more devastating Dunkirk. In Zaloga’s careful reconstruction, a succession of American infantry units—the 99th Division, the 2nd Division, and the 1st Division (the famous Big Red One)—fought a series of series of battles that denied Hitler the best roads to Antwerp and doomed his offensive. American G.I.s—some of them seeing combat for the very first time—had stymied Hitler’s panzers and grand plans.

Author : John Rickard
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813134550

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Advance and Destroy by John Rickard Pdf

In the winter of 1944–1945, Hitler sought to divide Allied forces in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Luxembourg and Belgium. He deployed more than 400,000 troops in one of the last major German offensives of the war, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge, in a desperate attempt to regain the strategic initiative in the West. Hitler’s effort failed for a variety of reasons, but many historians assert that Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr.’s Third Army was ultimately responsible for securing Allied victory. Although Patton has assumed a larger-than-life reputation for his leadership in the years since World War II, scholars have paid little attention to his generalship in the Ardennes following the relief of Bastogne. In Advance and Destroy, Captain John Nelson Rickard explores the commander’s operational performance during the entire Ardennes campaign, through his “estimate of the situation,” the U.S. Army’s doctrinal approach to problem-solving. Patton’s day-by-day situational understanding of the Battle of the Bulge, as revealed through ULTRA intelligence and the influence of the other Allied generals on his decision-making, gives readers an in-depth, critical analysis of Patton’s overall effectiveness, measured in terms of mission accomplishment, his ability to gain and hold ground, and a cost-benefit analysis of his operations relative to the lives of his soldiers. The work not only debunks myths about one of America’s most controversial generals but provides new insights into his renowned military skill and colorful personality.

Author : Peter Caddick-Adams
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 929 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199335145

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Snow & Steel by Peter Caddick-Adams Pdf

A new assessment of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest and bloodiest battle fought by U.S. forces in World War II, offers a balanced perspective that considers both the German and American viewpoints and discusses the failings of intelligence; Hitler's strategic grasp; effects of weather and influence of terrain; and differences in weaponry, understanding of aerial warfare, and doctrine.

Author : Stephen Budiansky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9780684859323

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Battle of Wits by Stephen Budiansky Pdf

"This is the story of the Allied codebreakers puzzling through the most difficult codebreaking problems that ever existed.

Author : R. A. Ratcliff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521855228

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Delusions of Intelligence by R. A. Ratcliff Pdf

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Author : Donald E. Graves
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848322370

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Blood and Steel 3 by Donald E. Graves Pdf

Blood and Steel 3, The Wehrmacht Archive: The Ardennes Offensive, December 1944 to January 1945 is an extensive and colourful collection of translated German military documents, private letters and diaries relating to one of the most hard-fought battles of the Second World War. This rare material was gathered by the intelligence section of the American, British and Canadian armies and ranges from orders issued by Feldmarschall von Rundstedt down to jokes told by the ordinary German soldier, often at the expense of his superiors. The infamous use by the Germans of troops disguised as Americans, driving captured US vehicles, to sow confusion behind enemy lines, is described as it happened, including a desperate plea by two Germans captured in US uniforms to be spared execution.This unique collection gives an unparalleled insight into German tactics, organisation, morale and attitudes to their opponents during the Battle of the Bulge, the last desperate gamble by Hitler to defeat the Allied offensive in the West, and is required reading for all historians and enthusiasts of the period.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428926417

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Wizardry for air campaigns : signals intelligence support to the cockpit by Anonim Pdf

In order for all applications of airpower -- including counter-air, deep interdiction strike, air landing, and combat search and rescue -- to succeed, they must be informed by comprehensive data on targets. Moreover, it would be helpful if intelligence included the intentions and capabilities of opponents. Getting signals intelligence data to the cockpit and pilots for instantaneous use on the battlefield is the objective. Signals intelligence can provide needed information, but its collection, processing, analysis, and distribution is secretive. Consequently, an operator is slow to get even minimal data. Real-time signals intelligence support to the cockpit is an on-going challenge, but it is not as cosmic or fantasy-based as some believe. Three historical examples illustrate what can be done when operations and intelligence ensure that critical data reach the battlefield in a timely fashion.

Author : Simon Godfrey
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441108920

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British Army Communications in the Second World War by Simon Godfrey Pdf

Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence form the backbone of the Army's operating system. But while much attention has been given in the literature to the other three elements, Communications in the British Army during World War II have been widely ignored. This book rectifies the omission. It shows that failures in front line communications contributed to several of the set backs suffered by the Army but also that ultimate victory was only achieved after a successful communications system was in place. It explains how the outcome of the main campaigns in Europe and North Africa depended on communications, how the system operated and how it evolved from a relatively primitive and inadequately supplied state at Dunkirk to a generally effective system at the time of the Rhine crossings. Problems still occurred however, for example at infantry platoon level and famously with paratrooper communications at Arnhem, often simply due to the shortcomings of existing technology. The book concludes that it is only very recently that advances in technology have allowed those problems to be solved.

Author : Nigel West
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780810873919

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Historical Dictionary of Signals Intelligence by Nigel West Pdf

Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) encompasses the various disciplines of wireless interception, cryptanalysis, communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, direction-finding, and traffic analysis. It has become the basis upon which all combat operations are undertaken. It is now widely recognized as an absolutely vital dimension to modern warfare and it has proved to be a vital component in the counter-intelligence war fought between the West and Soviet bloc intelligence agencies. The Historical Dictionary of Signals Intelligence covers the history of SIGINT through a chronology, an introductory essay, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on key personnel, SIGINT technology, intelligence operations, and agencies, as well as the tradecraft and jargon. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Signals Intelligence.

Author : Rebecca Ann Ratcliff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UCAL:C3403651

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Delusions of Intelligence by Rebecca Ann Ratcliff Pdf

Author : United States. Army. Army, 3rd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015025016612

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After Action Report, 1 August 1944-9 May 1945, Volume II by United States. Army. Army, 3rd Pdf

Contains staff section reports of the U.S. 3rd Army on the Western Front during World War II.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UCBK:C000498589

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The Signal Corps: The outcome (mid-1943 through 1945) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gilles Van Nederveen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Air warfare
ISBN : UGA:32108032734090

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Wizardry for Air Campaigns by Gilles Van Nederveen Pdf

"This study examines the evolution of near real-time intelligence support to air operations in three wars: Eighth Air Force operations during World War II, support to U.S. aircraft operating in "MiG Alley" over North Korea during the Korean War 1950-1954, and the "Teaball" weapons control center support to U.S. aircraft operating over North Vietnam during Linebacker II in 1972"--Introduction, P. 1.

Author : Robert J. Hanyok
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Confidential communications
ISBN : UFL:31262077187077

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Eavesdropping on Hell by Robert J. Hanyok Pdf

"A study of how Allied communications intelligence organizations reported intelligence on the Holocaust. Explains how the Western COMINT system operated during WWII; describes how the wartime records of SIS and GC & CS are organized in the U.S. and UK; summarizes what information is available from SIGINT records about the Holocaust"--Resource description page.