Bletchley Park Puzzles and Brainteasers - Sinclair McKay

Bletchley Park Puzzles and Brainteasers

Could YOU be a top secret codebreaker? (Children's Edition)

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
288 Seiten
2024
Wren & Rook (Verlag)
978-1-5263-6716-7 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
Become a top secret codebreaker and learn all about Bletchley Park and the incredible history of codebreaking! Crammed with crosswords, riddles, number games and brainteasers, and written by bestselling author Sinclair McKay, this book will delight budding puzzlers while giving children a rare glimpse into the fascinating work of Bletchley Park.
BECOME A TOP SECRET CODEBREAKER!

Welcome to Bletchley Park, once the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers. Here, some of the greatest minds helped crack near-impossible codes and ciphers. You can join them . . .

Flex your mental agility, crack cryptic crosswords, figure out mind-bending riddles, test yourself with word and number puzzles, and see if you can make it into the history books as a Bletchley Park codebreaker.

Along the way, you'll learn all about the role of Bletchley Park and the rich history of codebreaking - from the Romans and Greeks, to Mary Queen of Scots and twentieth-century spy technology. You will meet incredible individuals, including university graduates, chess champions, poets and musicians who worked at Bletchley Park. And you will discover all about their top secret work - including outsmarting the Enigma!

With well over 80 puzzles, this is the perfect gift book for curious kids. So grab your family and friends - and get puzzling!

Sinclair McKay is a bestelling author and social historian. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Bletchley Park Brainteasers as well as the bestselling Secret Life of Bletchley Park. He has authored many other books including The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book, The Tower of London Puzzle Book and Secret Britain. He writes for the Spectator and the Telegraph and spends much of his life eyebrow-deep in dusty archives! He lives in east London.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.10.2024
Sprache englisch
Maße 153 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Geschichte / Politik
ISBN-10 1-5263-6716-5 / 1526367165
ISBN-13 978-1-5263-6716-7 / 9781526367167
Zustand Neuware
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