Guest DWGADDY Posted 13 January , 2004 Share Posted 13 January , 2004 An unusual book on an unusual subject (for Americans) is Ernest H. Hinrichs' "Listening In: Intercepting German Trench Communications in World War I," edited by the author's son, Dr. Ernest H. Hinrichs, Jr., and published in the United States in 1999 by White Mane. Drawing from British and French experience, Americans with German language and Morse training were sent to eavesdrop on enemy communications. Hinrichs was a German immigrant. Lacking fluency in French, Hinrichs and his French-speaking colleagues used German for their own communication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 11 May , 2005 Share Posted 11 May , 2005 Has anyone read this recently? It would seem difficult to bring the various communications together into a coherent logical story. Wouldn't most of the communications be 'platoon A move 30 feet to the right', 'Artillery Battery B fire when ready'? The tactics of the battle and the general larger picture would seem more interesting. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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