> I am fascinated by Forth, but every time I've tried to learn it I haven't really "got it".

Try reading Jonesforth, a literate Forth implementation in one x86 assembly file and one Forth file. You can read it top to bottom and it will explain how everything works step-by-step.

https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/jonesforth-git-reposit...

Github mirror: https://github.com/nornagon/jonesforth