Spydle

<p><b>An addictive and exciting puzzle book based on 500 years of British espionage history, drawn direct from the catalogues of The National Archives</b></p><p><br>----<br><br>The fates of nations, outcomes of wars and general sweep of history have often hinged upon the deciphering of devilishly difficult codes and devious deceptions by spymasters.<br><br>In <i>Spydle</i>, The National Archives and Britain’s leading puzzle masterminds, Dr Gareth Moore and Laura Jayne Ayres, have drawn on five centuries of British spycraft and cryptography to compile an <b>unputdownable history of real-life codebreaking and espionage through a series of addictive puzzles.</b><br><br>Using <b>original documents, maps, ciphers, plans, letters and telegrams</b> from plots and espionage relating to Mary, Queen of Scots, the Gunpowder Plot, Mata Hari, Agent Zigzag and dozens more, <b><i>Spydle</i>’s puzzles are based on real codes and conundrums.</b><br><br><b>Packed with fiendish puzzles covering over 500 years of espionage, could <i>you </i>be a code-cracking spymaster and untangle history’s most cryptic mysteries?</b><br><br>Play <i>Spydle</i> to find out . . .<br></p>