Project Gutenberg 2015-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 451 Hitt, Parker 1878 war16000058 Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers" by Parker Hitt is a military reference manual written in the early 20th century. This guide serves as an instructional text on deciphering military ciphers and codes, particularly useful for military personnel engaged in intelligence and communications. The book likely examines historical contexts, principles, and practical applications of ciphering and deciphering techniques necessary for secure military operations. The beginning of the manual introduces the importance of using ciphers in military communications to maintain secrecy and protect strategic orders from enemy interception. It highlights historical instances where encrypted messages proved crucial in warfare. The text outlines the inherent fallibility of ciphers, noting that while no military cipher can be wholly indecipherable, there are methodologies that can delay adversaries. Additionally, early sections emphasize requirements for effective military ciphers, touching on the need for simplicity, security, and ease of operation, laying a solid foundation for the techniques and analysis discussed in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Cryptography Ciphers UB Text Category: History - Warfare Category: How To ... 499036 2025-08-19T14:00:37.369160 text/html 473019 2024-10-24T17:22:34 text/html 191489 2025-08-19T14:00:55.523069 application/epub+zip 198150 2025-08-19T14:00:41.624132 application/epub+zip 188667 2025-08-19T14:00:39.343125 application/epub+zip 360853 2025-08-19T14:01:01.552006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370730 2025-08-19T14:00:53.480086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341854 2022-09-22T07:29:26.852245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220498 2025-08-19T14:00:33.258652 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200558 2024-10-24T17:22:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16069 2025-08-19T14:01:01.755028 application/rdf+xml 18726 2025-08-19T14:00:39.560111 image/jpeg 2763 2025-08-19T14:00:39.453127 image/jpeg 168834 2025-08-19T14:00:37.423132 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog