Herbert O. Yardley: Hero or Traitor? The Untold Story of America's First Codebreaker 🕵️‍♂️

In 1917, Herbert O. Yardley was put in charge of the nation’s first code-breaking section of military intelligence, MI8. He was excellent at his job, and when his office was closed down in 1929, he set off a firestorm with his bestselling tell-all book about the secrets of cryptography, America’s Black Chamber. Dr. William J. Lahneman, a former US Navy Surface Warfare Officer, professor of homeland security at Embry-Riddle University, and author of Keeping U.S. Intelligence Effective: The Need for a Revolution in Intelligence Affairs, will explore Yardley’s fantastic life from allegations that he sold WWII code secrets to Japan to his prowess at poker. ----------------------------------------­­­­-------------------------------------­-­-­-­-- Website: http://www.spymuseum.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IntlSpyMuseum Twitter: https://twitter.com/intlspymuseum NEW BLOG! http://blog.spymuseum.org