The Imperial War Museums Code-Breaking Puzzles: Can you crack the wartime codes?

Can you crack the toughest codes of the 20th century?

Imperial War Museums have created a cryptographic challenge worthy of the finest minds of Bletchley Park and Room 40. This is your chance to prove that you have the code-breaking skills to rank among them.

There are hundreds of head-scratching ciphers included in Code-Breaking Puzzles certain to keep you entertained for hours, alongside 20th century military history puzzles and crosswords perfect for the armchair general. For those who need a helping hand, the book also includes a brief history of cryptography, along with tips and tricks to help you make the connections you need to decrypt and solve the puzzles.

Whether you are a military history buff or a lateral-thinking lover, good luck: your country needs you!

Richard Wolfrik Galland is a puzzle writer and games designer. He has worked as a magazine editor for Games Workshop and as a games' designer for Hasbro in the UK, and Sony Japan. He is currently the creative director of Warm Acre Games, a successful independent publisher of various types of games. He has written You Are Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: The Murder Files for Welbeck. He lives in Lincoln in the UK.