I really enjoyed the paper
Oteo & Ros, Why Magnus expansion?, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207160.2021.1938011 (paywall)
and not just because it cites a paper of mine (though it does help!)
It's a historical/personal reflection on the Magnus expansion, a series solution to the differential equation
Taylor & FrancisWhy Magnus expansionA short story about the origins of Magnus Expansion, why we got involved and how it led us to meet Geometric Integration. We present a biographical draft of Wilhelm Magnus, a sketchy discussion of ...