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1Ammianus
Remember in the 70s how amazed we were with the publication of The Ultra Secret, A Man Called Intrepid, Bodyguard of Lies and other works that pulled back the curtain on WWII intelligence and espionage? Pretty amazing as we began to rethink who knew what when etc.
While no aficionado I do retain a handful of titles that really speak to me. As a teenager I loved reading about the Afrika Korps so I recommend Rommel and the Secret War in North Africa, 1941-1943: Secret Intelligence in the North African Campaign which really illuminates some of the background to Rommel's successes. Over the years I've enjoyed rereading Jasper Holmes' engaging Double-Edged Secrets: U.S. Naval Intelligence Operations in the Pacific During World War II as well as his colleague, Edwin Layton's And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway Breaking the Secrets.
Recently I was ecstatic to see another intelligence officer finally honored with the publication of Joe Rochefort's War: The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway. I also heartily recommend Ed Drea's masterful MacArthur's ULTRA : codebreaking and the war against Japan, 1942-1945 which does an excellent job breaking down the nuts and bolts of intelligence work.
Years ago I was pleasantly surprised to see G-2: Intelligence for Patton: Intelligence for Patton by Patton's little known G-2, Oscar Koch. I look forward to receiving the just published "Patton's Oracle: Gen. Oscar Koch, as I Knew Him."
I thought I'd just pass on a handful of my favorite titles, there's a host of other great works out there.
While no aficionado I do retain a handful of titles that really speak to me. As a teenager I loved reading about the Afrika Korps so I recommend Rommel and the Secret War in North Africa, 1941-1943: Secret Intelligence in the North African Campaign which really illuminates some of the background to Rommel's successes. Over the years I've enjoyed rereading Jasper Holmes' engaging Double-Edged Secrets: U.S. Naval Intelligence Operations in the Pacific During World War II as well as his colleague, Edwin Layton's And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway Breaking the Secrets.
Recently I was ecstatic to see another intelligence officer finally honored with the publication of Joe Rochefort's War: The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway. I also heartily recommend Ed Drea's masterful MacArthur's ULTRA : codebreaking and the war against Japan, 1942-1945 which does an excellent job breaking down the nuts and bolts of intelligence work.
Years ago I was pleasantly surprised to see G-2: Intelligence for Patton: Intelligence for Patton by Patton's little known G-2, Oscar Koch. I look forward to receiving the just published "Patton's Oracle: Gen. Oscar Koch, as I Knew Him."
I thought I'd just pass on a handful of my favorite titles, there's a host of other great works out there.
2suburbguy
Don't overlook Combined Fleet Decoded by John Prados.
I believe that this book is the finest work on the role of intelligence in the US effort against Japan.
I believe that this book is the finest work on the role of intelligence in the US effort against Japan.
3Ammianus
#2, not overlooking, just giving a few of my fav...I like almost anything written by Prados. (I also played & enjoyed a number of his wargames)
4Ammianus
I just fell across this one, Intelligence Was My Line: Inside Eisenhower's Other Command; sounds interesting so I've ordered a copy.
