{"product_id":"secrets-of-making-and-breaking-hamilton-nickels-9781629142067","title":"Secrets of Making and Breaking Codes: A Hands-On Guide to Both Simple and Sophisticated Codes to Easily Help You Become a Codemaster","description":"Ever since humans first began to communicate, we've had secrets to keep -- secrets of state, war, business, or the heart. From the moment the first secret message was sent, others were busy trying to decipher it. By rearranging, substituting, or transposing symbols, any message can be encoded or decoded -- if you know how. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecrets of Making and Breaking Codes\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical field manual designed to teach you the basic mechanics of enciphering and deciphering communications. The author has used his extensive knowledge of and experience in electronic communications and languages -- as well as his decades of fascination with secret codes -- to demystify the field of cryptology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHamilton Nickels uses plain, uncomplicated English and simple, workable systems that rely on neither advanced mathematics, nor on ethereal philosophies. This is the only hands-on guide to both the simplest cipher schemes -- that need little more than scratch paper and a pencil to crack -- as well as more sophisticated codes that use one-time code books, pocket calculators, and the most advanced computer-based systems used by the military and diplomatic corps of most governments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLetting the wrong eyes see a secret message can often make the difference between victory and defeat, success and failure, life and death. \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Making and Breaking Codes\u003c\/i\u003e will make mastering codes easier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hamilton Nickels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629142069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629142067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Hamilton Nickels","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519022608639,"sku":"9781629142067","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4556dece-a888-4467-8605-f606db08ffe7.jpg?v=1778736537","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secrets-of-making-and-breaking-hamilton-nickels-9781629142067","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}