Publisher Description
Sneak into the secret lives of spies with this fascinating series about the world's security services - with agent profiles, information on technology and events that changed the world.
Everything from smoke signals to military encryption devices Codes and Ciphers reveals the development and role of secret communications throughout history and offers practical advice on how to make codes (whether by pencil and paper or by ...
This book explains the decoding and encoding of messages in a clear way; among are the classic tales area the Zimmermann telegram, the Purple machine and Ultra.
This thoroughly researched, highly readable volume has biographies of famous--and infamous--spies and cryptographers, illustrations of codes and cipher devices with explanations of how they work, and fascinating examples of how...
A romantic and practical history from ancient to modern times. Includes cipher messages with answers at the back of the book.