Secret Codes: Create And Send Your Own Hidden Messages And Cryptic Communications

by Robert Jackson

Includes Morse Code transmitter, receiver, and linking wire; Jefferson wheel; and sempahore flags. This innovative book and kit for ages 6 to 12 features everything needed to decipher a variety of codes. Kids can send hidden messages to their friends while learning and having fun. Text explores the fascinating history of secret codes as used by Native Americans during World War II, as well as instructions on sending messages via Morse Code, semaphore flags, ciphers, and braille.

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1902

About the author

Robert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he became a full-time aviation writer and aerospace correspondent and lectured extensively on strategic issues. He speaks five languages, including Russian, and has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs. He is also the author of the popular Yeoman and SAS fiction series.