Secret Messages: Concealment Codes and Other Types of Ingenious Communication

by L. Douglas Keeney and William S. Butler

Book Overview

From the fall of Troy to interstellar messages by way of the Underground Railroad and Captain Midnight, Secret Messages is a collection of ninety-five of the most interesting examples of code and concealed communications throughout history.
Authors William S. Butler and L. Douglas Keeney have compiled a fascinating array of encrypted communications from a varied field. Many of these examples are from times of war, including the story of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684869985
• ISBN13: 9780684869988
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating Overview of Communication Methods

This is a wonderful overview of the ways we try to communicate in secret. You don't have to be a PhD to understand the methodology of the communication styles featured in the book. Recommended for anyone with a beginning interest in our "secret" history.