1. Ashby's introduction, but that's from the 60s.
Foundational, but is limited to 1st order cybernetics.
2. E. W. Udo Küppers, A Transdisciplinary Introduction to the World of Cybernetics (2023): https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-42117-5
Provided a broad picture and basic intro to the history, central concepts, and various involved thinkers involved.
3. Stuart Umpleby's 6 hour lectures on the Fundamentals and History of Cybernetics (2006): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB81F4FC0EDC4DECC
Provides a historical overview and introduction to applications of cybernetics in social sciences.
Crucially, Umpleby's history mentions the exact reason why Cybernetics never quite took off in America (well, aside from the fact that it was just difficult to fit into a disciplinary box). Heinz von Foerster, head of the Biological Computer Laboratory, did not want to provide a b.s. military justification for Dept. of Defense funding after the Mansfield Amendment -- (which, was passed in response to student protests of divestment from the Vietnam War).