[Spooks] [OT] good book on crypto?

[bruce A]

   You should  read The Code Book by Simon Singh it was a good look at the 
history of encryption. . There are also books which will teach you the 
basics of deciphering like Codes , Ciphers and Secret Writing by Martin 
Gardner or Codes, Puzzles and Conspiracy by Dennis Shasha which is a short 
novel you must decode in order to be able to read . Hope that helped.

                                                 Bruce


>From: Brooke Clarke <brooke at pacific.net>
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>Subject: Re: [Spooks] [OT] good book on crypto?
>Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:18:58 -0800
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>Hi 1234567890:
>
>The Code Breakers by David Kahn is in my opinion the classic.
>The Ultra Secret by Frederick William Winterbotham was the first mention I 
>know of about breaking enigma.
>The Puzzle Palace, by James Bamford was the first book about what the NSA 
>does.
>If these spark your interest then I have more listed at:
>http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/crypto.shtml#Books
>
>Have Fun,
>
>Brooke Clarke
>
>w/Java http://www.PRC68.com
>w/o Java http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/PRC68COM.shtml
>http://www.precisionclock.com
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>
>
>achtung 1234567890 wrote:
>
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>>Hi,
>>More less on-topic:
>>I'm new to encryptology and I'm looking for a good book about old and
>>new methods of encryptology: how to cipher and decipher too!
>>
>>I'm planning to buy "the code book" by Simon Singh.
>>Does anybody has better suggestions?
>>
>>
>>Thank very much
>>
>>73
>>1234567890
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