[ARC5] [Milsurplus] The Green Books

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

I have Volume 2 and 3. I was hoping to find Volume 1 some day, but I have 
given up on that idea.
They do make interesting reading and an excellent cure for insomnia !!

73, Dick, W1KSZ

> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:20:07 -0400
> From: scr274 at gmail.com
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Milsurplus] The Green Books
> 
> 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
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