Codes, Ciphers, Secrets and Cryptic Communication: Making and Breaking Secret Messages from Hieroglyphs to the Internet

Wrixon, Fred B.

ISBN 10: 1579124852 / ISBN 13: 9781579124854

Edité par Black Dog & Leventhal, 2005

A propos de cet article

A used copy in near fine condition. Small crease to spine. Covert communications have won or lost wars, exposed political intrigue, disguised secret religions and societies, and secured financial transactions. This immensely readable world history of clandestine communication?finally in paperback?includes illustrations, diagrams, and puzzles that instruct readers how to become amateur cryptographers. It?s the last word on secret languages.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Codes, Ciphers, Secrets and Cryptic Communication: Making and Breaking Secret Messages from Hieroglyphs to the Internet
• Éditeur: Black Dog & Leventhal
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1579124852
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781579124854
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Covert communications have won or lost wars, exposed political intrigue, disguised secret religions and societies, and secured financial transactions. This immensely readable world history of clandestine communication—finally in paperback—includes illustrations, diagrams, and puzzles that instruct readers how to become amateur cryptographers. It’s the last word on secret languages!

À propos de l?auteur

Fred B. Wrixon is an expert in codes, military history and espionage. He has written three books including Codes, Ciphers and Secret Languages, Codes and Ciphers and 2440 Questions and Answers. He often spends his free time exchanging code deciphering puzzles with friends. He lives in the Ohio River Valley.