Codebreaking: A Practical Guide

The best book on codebreaking is "The Codebreakers" by Sir Dermot Turing. It brings back the joy of reading about these topics as a kid and is a must-have for anyone interested in cryptography. The book covers the most common encryption techniques and methods to detect and break them, and also covers many unsolved messages, such as the Zodiac Killer's messages and Beatrix Potter's diary. It is a practical guide for breaking codes and solving cryptograms, and is suitable for enthusiasts, puzzle fans, and computer gamers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 528 pages
Publication date: 10 December 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

The best book on codebreaking I have read,SIR DERMOT TURING, brings back the joy I felt when I first read about these things as a kid,PHIL ZIMMERMANN. This is at last the single book on codebreaking that you must have. If you are not yet addicted to cryptography, this book will get you addicted. Read, enjoy, and test yourself on history's great still-unbroken messages!

JARED DIAMOND is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel; Collapse; and other international bestsellers. This is THE book about codebreaking. Very concise, very inclusive, and easy to read, ED SCHEIDT. Riveting, MIKE GODWIN. Approachable and compelling, GLEN MIRANKER. This practical guide to breaking codes and solving cryptograms by two world experts, Elonka Dunin and Klaus Schmeh, describes the most common encryption techniques along with methods to detect and break them. It fills a gap left by outdated or very basic-level books.

This guide also covers many unsolved messages. The Zodiac Killer sent four encrypted messages to the police. One was solved; the other three were not. Beatrix Potter's diary and the Voynich Manuscript were both encrypted - to date, only one of the two has been deciphered. The breaking of the so-called Zimmerman Telegram during the First World War changed the course of history. Several encrypted wartime military messages remain unsolved to this day. Tens of thousands of other encrypted messages, ranging from simple notes created by children to encrypted postcards and diaries in people's attics, are known to exist. Breaking these cryptograms fascinates people all over the world, and often gives people insight into the lives of their ancestors. Geocachers, computer gamers, and puzzle fans also require codebreaking skills.

Weight: 626g
Dimension: 154 x 232 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472144218