(Part 2) Best canadian military history books according to redditors

BLUF: This is 101-level misdirection. The source code isn't the worrisome part; it's that the client sends memory dumps back, which may (and almost always do) include things like passwords and all sorts of other magical things that get cached in RAM.

Kaspersky continues to operate out of Russia, a nation state known for its inability to extricate its government from its businesses. On the surface this may seem like a low-risk association, but include that SORM (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SORM) is now sniffing just about everything crossing their international borders. Based on this, it's probable that any data shared between the US and RU Kaspersky data repositories will also be picked up by Russian Intelligence Services (RIS) as it crosses those borders.

The fear isn't of the software client itself, it's of the business practices on the back end. Handing over source code - or even a full build environment, as mentioned by /u/satysin - doesn't reveal intent, only some small aspect of capability and opportunity. Without the other 2 pieces, you only have 1 piece of the threat model, not enough to make any kind of safe risk-based decision.

Intent is hard to read, but based on his educational and employment histories, he should not be taken at his word alone. Eugene Kaspersky has maintained numerous openly reported ties to the KGB/FSB/SVR (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Kaspersky). And although he may no longer be employed by any of these RIS, I will quote a former KGB officer:

>There is no such thing as a former KGB man

--Vladimir Putin (http://www.newsweek.com/chill-moscow-air-113415)

There is an incredible amount of detail as well in "The First Directorate: My 32 Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West" by Oleg Kalugin (https://www.amazon.com/First-Directorate-Intelligence-Espionage-Against/dp/0312114265) which stands as one of the best open sources for understanding how KGB officers think, even after retirement.

You never retire from GRU.

There is a quite interesting autobiographical book, Inside the Aquarium: The Making of a Top Soviet Spy, written by Viktor Suvorov, a GRU officer who defected in the '80s. If you have a chance, read it.

One reviewer wrote:

>In the opening pages of "Inside the Aquarium" the narrator, ex-Soviet agent Viktor Suvorov, describes his first memory as a member of Soviet Military Intelligence: watching a film of an execution of a would-be defector. The officer in question was strapped into a coffin with an open lid, elevated slightly so he could see what was coming, and then traversed slowly down a conveyor belt into a blast furnace, screaming all the way.

>

Actually, nope! Here's the quote (go to the vimy section):

http://canadianmilitary.page.tl/First-World-War.htm


Can't pull it up cause I'm at work, but it is used in Tim Cook's amazing book (part 2/2 in his series): Shock Troops.

https://www.amazon.ca/Shock-Troops-Canadians-Fighting-1917-1918/dp/0143055933

Here is part one (at the sharp end) for anyone interested:

https://www.amazon.ca/Sharp-End-One-Canadians-1914-1916/dp/0143055925/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NG58JWQANN4YGV6KV4PM

I haven't! I'll look it up. Another two that are quite good are The White Rabbit and Bravest of the Brave, both about an SOE operative who perservered through unbelievable torture and pain to make it back to the UK after the war was over. FFE Yeo-Thomas is actually mentioned in Between Silk and Cyanide, as he was a good friend of the author.

Oh, and anything by William L. Shirer is totally boss. I particularly like This Is Berlin-- these are all his radio broadcasts while a CBS correspondent in Germany. It's amazing to read.

And finally not to overwhelm you but In My Hands is an amazing autobiography by a young woman who risked everything and seduced an SS officer to be able to rescue her Jewish friends.

Also recommended reading on this subject:

Project Azorian

The Silent War

All Hands Down

Red November

Scorpion Down

Silent Steel

Spy Sub

A Matter of Risk

Red Star Rogue

Well, the reason it's epic is because it IS based on true events.

1. Canadians did fight in Vietnam (many Canadians who lived in the US at the time were drafted into the US military and ended up fighting in Vietnam).
   https://www.amazon.com/There-Canadian-Vietnam-War-Brown/dp/0771016948
   
   
2. The North Vietnamese had planes. Those planes were kinda old (for the most part).
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17
   
   
3. There were Russian and Chinese advisers stationed in North Vietnam. Advisers are kind of like volunteers. Also, back then, Egypt was backed by the Soviets.
   https://www.rt.com/news/ussr-secret-vietnam-soldiers-speak-out/
   http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/20thcentury/articles/chinesesupport.aspx
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Russia_relations
   
   
4. The French were involved in Vietnam. Belgium is kind of like France.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium
   
   
5. North Vietnam was bombed in bombing raids.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Linebacker
   
   
6. Zeppelins were used in bombing raids.
   https://www.wired.com/2014/10/world-war-i-zeppelins/
   
   
7. Ho Chi Minh eventually died.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh
   
   
8. There is a form of Vietnamese Kung-fu.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vovinam
   
   It's all true!

Had to read this interesting book in Canadian History in university. It basically deals with Arthur Currie's choices and commands at the very end of the war. He was attacked by the media since he kept pushing right at the end, which led to the deaths of Canadians that didn't have to die (so the logic goes). The Amazon synopsis is pretty good at giving the gist. A lot of our discussions centred around the "messiness" of the end of war.