'Aussie Rick'’s Comments (group member since Jun 12, 2009)

'Aussie Rick'’s comments from the THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP group.

Yes, I've had the problem since the end of 2024. It's a real pain in the arse!

Thanks for those suggestions Perato.

I'll try and put up the list of 2025 theme reads as soon as I can.

Great find MR9!

Dipanjan wrote: "I have started to read...

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I hope its an interesting book, keep us all posted on how it goes.

Darya Silman wrote: "Have any of you read a book about the treatment of Soviet POWs in German camps? I remember reading somewhere that the Soviet authorities regarded soldiers who surrendered as traitors and didn't all..."

Check out some of Nikolai Tolstoy's books: "Victims of Yalta" and "The Minister and the Massacres".

Mike wrote: "I am reading War on Our Doorstep: The Unknown Campaign on North America's West Coast
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Should be an interesting account, Mike. I hope you are enjoying it.

Nice purchase Jonny, maybe you will get to read it before I tackle my copy.

Two new books for those interested in this area of WW2 history. Thanks for posting those details, Jerome!

Darya Silman wrote: "Saipan: The Battle That Doomed Japan in World War II by James H. Hallas

Not all historical researches are easy to comprehend in an audio format. This one is good fo..."

I hope the book gets better for you Darya.

Two interesting books, thanks for the 'heads-up' Jerome!

Dimitri wrote: "Starting 2025 with a strong you buy it, you read it right away:
[book:Mussolini, Mustard Gas and the Fas..."

Nice review Dimitri! Good policy as well :)

Jerome wrote: "An October release:

by Anthony Tucker-Jones
Description:
The Rhineland was where Adolf Hitler sowed the seeds for t..."

Another good book to keep an eye out for later!

Two very interesting books to keep an eye out for. Thaks for posting those details Darya!

Thanks BA, more suggestions to add to the mix.

Thanks for that, some good suggestions there!

Some very good books there Dimitri! Nice way to finish 2024!

OK, it's that time of year again were group members can suggest some themes for group reads in 2025.

We will be conducted theme reads every second month starting in February.

So hit me up with some suggestions covering WW2 topics we can conduct a theme read on.

Jonny wrote: "Having wrapped up the excellent "Battle for Shaggy Ridge", I'm seeing out the year with "The Virtuous Wehrmacht". Hopefully I'll be able to pick up my reading a bit in 2025....

[bookcover:The Virt..."

Let me know how you go with "The Virtuous Wehrmacht" as I have an unread copy sitting in my library.

Manray9 wrote: "With the mail this morning arrived an excellent used hardcover of --

Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw by Norman Davies."

Nice find MR9, I hope you enjoy it.

Great post Jonny, that area was particularly difficult to assault.