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Codename Nemo [sound recording] : the hunt for a Nazi U-boat and the elusive Enigma machine / by Lachman, Charles,author.(CARDINAL)768302; Marshall, Qarie,1970-narrator.(CARDINAL)614044;
Narrated by Qarie Marshall.On June 4, 1944, the course of World War II was forever changed. That day, a US Navy task force achieved the impossible--capturing German U-boat U-505. Called Operation Nemo, it was the first seizure of an enemy ship in battle since the War of 1812, one of the greatest achievements of the US Navy and a victory that shortened the duration of the war.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; U-505 (Submarine); United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Enigma cipher system.; World War, 1939-1945;

Every trick in the book / by Dancey, Charlie.(CARDINAL)538444;
Acrobatics, unicycles and circus skills -- Animals -- Balancing -- Bar, card, coin and match tricks -- Bicycles, boats, vehicles and flying machines -- Code and ciphers, espionage and escapology -- Drawing and signwriting -- Explosives, pyrotechnics and weapons -- Filming, animation and technical wizardry -- Fun with science -- Geometry and mathematics -- Grifting -- Hand tricks and object manipulation -- Juggling -- Knots -- Magic -- Mind reading, mnemonics and psychology -- Miscellaneous and music -- Optical illusions, origami and paper tricks -- Silliness -- Stage fighting, stunts and showmanship -- Survival, poaching and traveler's tips -- Tricks of the trade -- Whips and yo-yos.A compendium of simple tricks for aspiring magicians shares illustrated, step-by-step instructions for illusions ranging from making coins disappear and moving a matchbox without touching it to linking rings and achieving levitation.
Subjects: Magic tricks.;

Battle of wits : the complete story of codebreaking in World War II / by Budiansky, Stephen.(CARDINAL)330675;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-417) and index.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

The top secret history of codes and code breaking / by Apps, Roy,author.(CARDINAL)424405;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Why we need codes (Shhh! it's a secret) -- Picture codes -- Invisible messages -- Gnitirw sdrawkcab and other letter codes -- Smoke signals and ciphers -- Help! My code has been cracked! -- The unbreakable code -- I don't understand a word you're saying! -- The most useful code ever invented -- The analytical engine -- The Enigma Machine -- The computer as big as a room -- To infinity and beyond -- Glossary.Explore the history of codes from The Haircut Code, used by the Persians to convey messages in war, to Ancient Hebrew ciphers, pictorial codes of the Egyptians Mayans to letter codes in ancient Rome and substitution ciphers used in Tudor England when the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots was being planned. Find out about modern-day codes, such as tennis players Laura Robson and Heather Watson's 'back slang' when playing doubles and computer codes in the 21st century including the safety of passwords.
Subjects: Cryptography; Ciphers; Espionage;

The code book : how to make it, break it, hack it, crack it / by Singh, Simon.(CARDINAL)643460;
Includes bibliographical references and index.THE CIPHER OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS -- The birth of cryptography, the substitution cipher and the invention of codebreaking by frequency analysis -- THE ANONYMOUS CODEBREAKER -- The Vigenere cipher, why cryptographers seldom get credit for their breakthroughs and a tale of buried treasure -- THE MECHANIZATION OF SECRECY -- The Zimmermann telegram, the Enigma machine and how cryptography changed the courses of World Wars I and II -- THE LANGUAGE BARRIER -- The impenetrability of unknown languages, the Navajo code talkers of World War II and the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs -- ALICE AND BOB Go PUBLIC -- Modern cryptography, the solution to the so-called key-distribution problem and the secret history of nonsecret encryption -- PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY -- The politics of privacy, the future of cryptography and the quest for an uncrackable code.A history of codes and the methodologies for forming and breaking them, from ancient times to modern computers. It's known as the science of secrecy. Cryptography: the encoding and decoding of private information. And it is history's most fascinating story of intrigue and cunning. From Julius Caesar and his Caesar Cipher to the code used by Mary Queen of Scots and her conspiracy to the use of the Engima machine during the Second World War, Simon Singh follows the evolution of secret writing. Accessible, compelling, and timely, this international bestseller, now adapted for young people, is sure to make readers see the past-and the future-in a whole new way.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Coding theory.; Cryptography.;

Hidden secrets / by Owen, David,1939-(CARDINAL)510055;
Includes bibliographical references (page 224) and index.History of espionage around the world including descriptions of the technology used.
Subjects: Espionage; Espionage; Subversive activities.;

Codename Nemo : the hunt for a Nazi U-boat and the elusive Enigma machine / by Lachman, Charles,author(CARDINAL)768302;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The white-knuckled saga of a maverick captain, nine courageous sailors, and a US Navy task force who achieved the impossible on June 4, 1944--capturing Nazi submarine U-505, its crew, technology, encryption codes, and an Enigma cipher machine.Two days before D-Day--the course of World War II was forever changed. The hunters of the Atlantic Ocean had become the hunted, and US antisubmarine Task Group 22.3 seized a Nazi U-boat, its crew, and all its secrets. Led by a nine-man boarding party and Captain Daniel Gallery, "Operation Nemo" was the first seizure of an enemy warship in battle since the War of 1812, a victory that shortened the duration of the war. But at any moment, the mission could have ended in disaster. Charles Lachman tells this thrilling cat-and-mouse game through the eyes of the men on both sides of Operation Nemo--German U-boaters and American heroes like Lieutenant Albert David ("Mustang"), who led the boarding party that took control of U-505 and became the only sailor to be awarded the Medal of Honor in the Battle of the Atlantic. Three thousand American sailors participated in this extraordinary adventure; nine ordinary American men channeling extraordinary skill and bravery finished the job; and then--like everyone involved--breathed not a word of it until the war was over. In Berlin, the German Kriegsmarine assumed that U-505 had been blown to bits by depth charges, with all hands lost at sea. They were unaware that the U-boat, its Enigma machine, and its Nazi coded messages were now in American hands. They were also unaware that the 59 German sailors captured on the high seas were imprisoned in a POW camp in Ruston, Louisiana, until their release in 1946. A deeply researched, fast-paced World War II narrative for the ages, Charles Lachman's Codename Nemo traces every step of this historic pursuit on the deadly seas"--
Subjects: U-505 (Submarine); United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Enigma cipher system.; World War, 1939-1945;

The Enigma game / by Wein, Elizabeth,author.(CARDINAL)339463;
"Fifteen-year-old Jamaican Louisa Adair uncovers an Enigma machine in the small Scottish village where she cares for an elderly German woman, and helps solve a puzzle that could turn the tide of World War II"--Ages 12 & up.
Subjects: Fiction.; Orphans; Ciphers; Jamaicans; World War, 1939-1945;

The secret war [large print] : spies, ciphers, and guerrillas, 1939-1945 / by Hastings, Max,author.(CARDINAL)141562;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1097-1148).
Subjects: Large print books.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Intelligence service; Espionage;

The code chronicles : a time-traveling, code-cracking adventure / by Kilby, Janice Eaton,1955-(CARDINAL)701541; Fields, Edward,illustrator.(CARDINAL)847488;
Oz and his friend Elspeth journey back in time to such destinations as primeval Los Angeles and Jerusalem during the Crusades, but when the locale turns dangerous, the reader is asked to crack the code on Oz's time machine to help the travelers escape to a new time and place. Includes a template for making a "time-saving" code wheel.GN620L
Subjects: Fiction.; Graphic novels.; Code and cipher stories; Graphic novels; Literary recreations; Time travel; Toy and movable books.; Toy and movable books;

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