Books

The Code Book, Simon Singh

A journey of the history of codes and codebreaking from the ancient Greeks right up to modern day cryptography.


The Cracking Code Book, Simon Singh

This is the junior version of Singh's 'Code Book'. It contains everything a young code breaker is likely to need to know. Aimed at a teenage audience.


Can you crack the Enigma code?, Richard Belfield

A story of some of the greatest codes throughout history. Find out whether the Beale Papers really give the location of massive hidden treasure. Will Dan Brown's obsession for the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) very own cipher ever be broken, and what secret message did the lovesick composer Edward Elgar send to a young woman? Also crack the hidden code in the book to win a genuine WWII Enigma Machine!!!


Fun with Secret Writing, Geoffrey Lamb

Explains a great range of codes used throughout history, and offers tips on how best to crack them. At the back, there is an activity section to test out children's new skills. Quite challenging in places.



Secret Messages, Jeff Hawtin

A fun book that covers a range of codes with loads of interaction. Puzzles and jokes based on each code are provided in every section.


Code Breakers, Simon Adams

Looks at social codes, the Enigma cipher machine, computer codes and even concludes with some quantum cryptography. Contains website addresses.


Cracking the Code, James Driver

A fantastic introduction to codes and contains information about the Enigma. Explores more diverse codes, such as the DNA code, binary code, body language and maps. A reference book, rather than a puzzle book.