[Milsurplus] " World War II Radio Heroes "

[Don Merz via Milsurplus]

I am currently reading Breakout--The Chosin Rsevoir Campaign by Martin Russ. He makes various mention of WWII-era radios in use by the Marines. At one point, he talks about a battalion commander using a TBX radio! Really? The TBX would surely be an antique design by 1950. Of course the Marines always were shall we say "modestly" supplied with up-to-date gear!!  Other radios mentioned are of course the SCR-536 and BC-1000. The book is exciting and I could not put it down for long stretches.73 de N3RHT 
      From: Hue Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com>
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Thanks for the suggestion, Don, and I’m taking the liberty of forwarding it, because I’m always happy to learn about sources for the history of this technology,  and I reckon there’s perhaps another stray soul or two out there who feels the same. I will add your title to my (eventual) reading list. 
Let me mention another couple I came across recently. I have not read them, only pawed thru and had an overall look.

“Wireless at War – Developments in Military and Clandestine Radio 1895-2012”,  Peter R. Jensen, 2013. A thick book 352 pages, many illustrations.
But a little odd, I thought. The title doesn’t indicate this, but it should also read, “From the Perspective of Australia”.  Book deals mainly with Brit,
U.S., and Australian radios used by Australian armed forces. Book seems to jump around a bit; a bit odd organization, I thought; and why include
a discussion of a Paraset replica project, and a DSB hamband transceiver project? The latter to apparently convince the reader how much superior
suppressed-sideband is than A.M.  Worth looking at; I dunno if worth keeping, as I’m lightening the load here; anyway, affordable as it’s paperback.

“The Clandestine Radio Operators”,  Jean-Louis Perquin, 2011. Published in France – title page is LAST page, kind of a twist. Paperback, so it’s not
priced like a coffee table book, but it is still massively illustrated both with period photos and recent photos of the equipment – gorgeous color 
photos. This is a gorgeous book, a wonderful book, a wonderful thing to behold. 

( Aside: although not so well known here, probably due to language barrier, there seem to be many hard-core militaria collectors in France. 
Including vehicle collectors with restorations of vehicles including armor of both sides. Also seems to be strong following for U.S. Marines.
Vive Le France, I say; and may they outlast the Fifth Columnists bent on subverting that country. )
-Hue Miller 


>Wednesday, March 18, 2015 8:18 AM
>To: Hue Miller 
>Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] " World War II Radio Heroes "



>Vaguely related...I just read the best book I have ever read about the conquest of Guadalcanal. It is called Neptune's Infernno. Interspersed in the incredibly well-researched narrative >are many comments about use and abuse of ship to ship radio, the Navy's management of radio and RADAR, comparisons of the relative effectiveness of the SC and SG RADAR sets, >etc. Sections of this book are well into the "can't put it down" category. Worth your time. On Amazon: 
http://www.amazon.com/Neptunes-Inferno-U-S-Navy-Guadalcanal/dp/0553385127/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426691675&sr=8-1&keywords=neptune%27s+inferno+book


>>From: Hue Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com>
>>Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:54 PM
>>Subject: [Milsurplus] " World War II Radio Heroes "

>>I bought this book recently from the Amazon site: 
>>" World War II  Radio Heroes ",  second edition, by Lisa L. Spahr .....
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