{"product_id":"spydle-isbn-9780593837702","title":"Spydle","description":"\u003cb\u003eDecode messages, untangle clues, and test your logic with 134 addictive and exciting \u003ci\u003eMurdle\u003c\/i\u003e-style puzzles based on 500 years of British espionage history, from Britain's preeminent puzzle master with the support of The National Archives, UK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritain's leading puzzle master, Dr. Gareth Moore, has plumbed the depths of the UK's National Archives to transform the best in espionage history into 134 thrilling puzzles that you can solve from the comfort of your couch. Decipher encoded messages to stop treason in its tracks, assemble clues to intercept dangerous missives, and put your logic to the test as you uncover enemy locations and support rescue missions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpydle \u003c\/i\u003eputs you right into the center of the action with tales of espionage and intrigue from Thomas Cromwell's spy network to Guy Fawkes, Mata Hari, the Enigma machine, and more. With puzzles across an array of difficulty levels, alongside photographs of the real papers, cyphers, and spies from throughout British history, \u003ci\u003eSpydle\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have activity book for the spy, sleuth, and mystery lover in all of us.\u003cb\u003eThe National Archives\u003c\/b\u003e is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of a vast array of iconic national documents dating back over 1,000 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Gareth Moore\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mindfulness Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times World Atlas Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mammoth Book of New Sudoku\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStay Sharp!,\u003c\/i\u003e and many more puzzle and brain-training books. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Jayne Ayres\u003c\/b\u003e is a puzzle writer and researcher. After studying linguistics at the University of Cambridge, she worked as a playwright before joining Dr. Gareth Moore’s puzzle team. Books that she has worked on include \u003ci\u003eHacked: The Cyber Crime Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great British Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Crime Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Nautical Puzzle Book,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ordnance Survey Kids’ Adventure Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe words ‘secret intelligence’ and ‘espionage’ often bring to mind the shadowy world of Cold War intrigue inhabited by James Bond in the Ian Fleming novels. The fictional British Secret Service agent is aided in his daring exploits by gadgets supplied by Q Branch, such as the infamous booby-trapped attaché case. This incredible device was, in fact, a real invention from the Second World War and was primed to explode when the lid was opened. Fleming himself worked in British naval intelligence and conceived Operation Goldeneye, a wartime plan to spy on General Franco’s Spain, so it is unsurprising that his wartime experiences gave inspiration to his novels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories unearthed at The National Archives and featured in this book span five hundred years of spying, from Henry VIII to the Cold War. They include the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605, which was foiled thanks to a piece of lastminute intelligence. The threat of foreign invasion was kept at bay, traitors apprehended, diplomacy conducted and wars fought—all with the aid of spies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat these stories show is that the motives and methods of spying are surprisingly enduring. The need to understand an adversary’s capability can be seen both in the intelligence on the Spanish Armada, sent to invade Elizabeth I’s England in 1588, but also in the monitoring of Soviet military deployments in East Germany in the 1980s. Ciphers were used by Mary, Queen of Scots, to encrypt her letters in a treasonous plot in 1586 to supplant Elizabeth I. Hundreds of years later, the cracking of the German Enigma codes—used to encrypt military communications—would prove vital to Allied victory in the Second World War. Invisible ink was as useful a tool in the First World War as it had been during the Gunpowder Plot. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe true story of espionage is as extraordinary as fiction, and it begins hundreds of years ago . . .","brand":"Ten Speed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302926602469,"sku":"NP9780593837702","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593837702.jpg?v=1767737142","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/spydle-isbn-9780593837702","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}