The Secrets of Americas Greatest Codebreaker

Published: March 28, 2022, 9:36 a.m.

Are codes the key to victory on the battlefield? In the build-up to World War I Colonel Parker Hitt recognized the Army\u2019s non-existent cryptology methods could lead to countless deaths and created an entirely new system, laying a foundation that exists to this day. Host Joe Craig chats with Betsy Rohaly Smoot, the author of the new biography Parker Hitt: The Father of American Cryptology, to unlock the secrets of the man and his methods.\nGuest: Betsy Rohaly Smoot, Author, Parker Hitt: The Father of American Military Cryptology\nHost: Joe Craig, AUSA\u2019s Book Program Director\nResources:\nUniversity Press of Kentucky:Parker Hitt: The Father of American Military Cryptology\n\xa0\nRecommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.