Code Girls

 

Code Girls By Liza Mundy

My husband and I had both read "The Girls of Atomic City"  and really loved it. So when we found this book both he and I were excited to start reading it. I was still in the Lunar Chronicles so he read it before me and loved it. I wasn't really in the mood for non-fiction when I started this book but I was almost instantly sucked into it. It has been so excited learning about all the various jobs and ways that woman helped during WWII. Whenever I thought of woman during the war. I always thought of the "Rosie the riveter"  woman as well as the girls who took over playing baseball to help entertain. Yes this was due to the movie "A League of their Own". But that was it. I guess that means that the classified and top secret information was never truly leaked. Until the government released certain information that got authors like Liza Mundy interested in finding out more. I am ever so glad they did too. This book was fascinating and has me wondering what other top secret or classified projects did woman do during the war. 

An Amazing book!!! A must read for any non-fiction fan or historian.

The Art of War

 

The Art of War BY: Sun Tzu

This book has been on my "classics to read" list for awhile now. I'm not quite sure why I put this book off for so long. Probably just had other books I wanted to read first. Well I have been having a "lull" after finishing the lunar chronicles and trying to figure out what to read next. So I figured now was a good time to grab up this short read while I figured out what direction I want to go next in my reading genre's. 

I found this book quite fascinating. From what I know (which is a very little) about the Asian culture is that it is based primarily around honor, dignity and respect. I saw that a lot in this book but it also focused a lot on keeping the future open after the war. I was surprised with how much he focused on the nation and country as a whole and trying to keep it as intact as possible, not stretching resources to the point of causing damage to the peasant and civilian populations. Not only was this book about leadership and how to be successful with the army. But how to be successful after the war is over.