Hey there,

Data nerd here. Only recently found my interest in history and am not nearly as well-read as I'd like to be, books, movies, or otherwise

When you think of the role of math and CS during WWII, the Enigma Code, tank serial numbers, and survivorship bias quickly come to mind. However, I saw A Bridge too Far for the first time over the weekend and couldn't help finding myself marveling at what a logistical nightmare that Operation Market Garden must've been. The timing of the mission can be thought of, to some extent, as huge graph theory problem with enough unknowns (fog, sabotaged bridges, etc) to make your head spin.

Furthermore, at a point in the movie a battalion needed to cross a river with boats that they didn't have, and so they sat around until a convoy raced them to the front lines. Spoiled by my 21st century sensibilities, I spent more time than I'd care to admit scratching my head over how they must've kept all of their inventory straight without neat databases, procedurally updated with code. Certainly there was some sort of similar manual process, but I've got a real thirst to learn more.

Was hoping to get some materials to chase down if I were interested in learning about the role of math and logistics on supply chain management during WWII (or, of course, anything interesting and tangentially related).

Thanks in advance for any responses this gets!