Code Breakers and Spies of the War on Terror

Code Breakers and Spies

by Elizabeth Schmermund

Shortly after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the U.S. government began both a ground and aerial military campaign in the Middle East in order to preemptively rout out terrorists. During the War on Terror, the cause of the United States and its allies was aided by many technical innovations in code breaking and espionage. In fact, increased surveillance went so far as to spy on regular citizens. This book explores the evolution of intelligence technologies and how these new methods controversially shape wars, and the dilemma many militaries and governments face in deciding how to use them in order to avoid political fallout in the global age of terrorism.

80 pages, Paperback

Published July 30, 2018

Reviews

[Janelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spying and the War on Terror is a difficult topic to tackle and present to secondary students, but Schmermund did well. Some of the wording didn't flow for me, but otherwise it was very interesting. The photos and side columns add interest.