[ARC5] The Green Books

[Ken Kinderman]

Just noticed a recent post with a quick quick passing reference to the
"Green Books",  a history of the US Army.

This series was published by the US Army. Decide for yourself whether it is
biased, objective, or a combination of both.

The most sought after volumes by folks like us are the ones about the
history of the Signal Corps. (You can also get history of dentistry in WW2
if you are interested.)

Here from the Overview page of the Signal Corps section...

Volume 1: The Signal Corps: The Emergency (To December 1941), by
DulanyTerrett, gives a description of the Corps’ responsibility for
developing,
procuring,and furnishing signal equipment. The study features the
development both of
radar and of frequency modulation and its impact on the use of tanks.

Volume 2: The Signal Corps: The Test (December 1941 to July 1943), by George
Raynor Thompson, Dixie R. Harris, Pauline M. Oakes, and Dulany Terrett,
describes the rapid expansion of the communications industry in close
partnership with the Signal Corps and the race with the enemy to produce
electronic weapons and counterweapons.

Volume 3: The Signal Corps: The Outcome (Mid-1943 Through 1945), by
George Raynor Thompson and Dixie R. Harris, discusses the activities of the
Corps as a service and combat arm in the various theaters of operations.

Many of the hard cover volumes on this series are out of print, but some may
still be available... I guess selling off old stock. Give up on ever finding
Volume 1. But CD-ROM's are now available.

My suggestion: forget the hard cover versions and buy the CD-ROM. I had the
whole set but gave them away because I just don't have the room anymore. My
two Liberty Ship transmitters and the motor generator the size of a small
pig need some breathing space.

Here is the Center For Military History publications catalog website:

    http://www.history.army.mil/catalog/browse/title.html#u


Fun to browse.


Or go directly to this page for The US Army In World WW2:



http://www.history.army.mil/catalog/pubs/em/em.html#em_0224



Look for:


SET 4 – THE TECHNICAL SERVICES


If you don't need the heft and feel of the hard cover versions, the CD-ROM's
have it all.


By the way, there is no copyright notice. Not being a lawyer, I assume that
the material belongs to you and me by virtue of its origin as a government
document.


Nice to know that this stuff is having a second life. Digital has its place.
Just not in radios.


73,


Ken,

W2EWL