On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Paul Rech wrote:

> I checked Amazon and there is a book called "The Code
> Book" by Singh.
> Is that the one?

Yep. Sorry.

> Because there is also a book called "The Codebreakers"
> by David Kahn.

This is another good one, but a significantly more comprehensive one. Kahn's
is probably the standard history of crypto book out there. For a quick intro
and enjoyable read, you can't beat Singh.

-Tim

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