Reading List?

[ssgross]

Selkirk if you are interested in the scientific side of that story, I have several good mathematical reads on the topic - illustrating the evolution of what we borrowed from those early US analyists' discoveries in the creation of modern algorithms.

I finished the Azad book. In the end it was and enjoyable read and interesting perspective, but reading on did nothing to change my opinions on what I perceived as embelishments.

I also finished "Shots fired in anger". I have read several other first-person-eye-witness accounts before, as well as had the privilege to talk in person with veterans when I was much younger, but only from the Marine side. That supply depot in and around lungs point was regularly raided by Marines. As the author of Shots Fired points out, sneaking in and trading for a new-in-box Garand was the ultimate achievement.
It was enlightening to have a similar ground level story from the Army perspective in contrast - very different to say the least. It's also interesting to contrast the officer's perspective with similar enlisted accounts. I've done this on the Marine side, but so far only read the army officer's account from this book. The differences in these accounts, marine vs. army or officer vs. enlisted tend to be stark.

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[RASelkirk]

Selkirk if you are interested in the scientific side of that story, I have several good mathematical reads on the topic - illustrating the evolution of what we borrowed from those early US analyists' discoveries in the creation of modern algorithms.

I finished the Azad book. In the end it was and enjoyable read and interesting perspective, but reading on did nothing to change my opinions on what I perceived as embelishments.

I also finished "Shots fired in anger". I have read several other first-person-eye-witness accounts before, as well as had the privilege to talk in person with veterans when I was much younger, but only from the Marine side. That supply depot in and around lungs point was regularly raided by Marines. As the author of Shots Fired points out, sneaking in and trading for a new-in-box Garand was the ultimate achievement.
It was enlightening to have a similar ground level story from the Army perspective in contrast - very different to say the least. It's also interesting to contrast the officer's perspective with similar enlisted accounts. I've done this on the Marine side, but so far only read the army officer's account from this book. The differences in these accounts, marine vs. army or officer vs. enlisted tend to be stark.

Are you selling books or advising titles, do tell! Yes, I'm interested in American/British code breaking. That and any stories on the "great American torpedo fail" or the coast watchers of WWII.

Russ