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

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

BA wrote: "Well, I finally finished my choice for the December 2023 reads,
[bookcover:A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich: The Extraordinary Story of Fritz Kolbe, America's Most Important Spy in World War I..."

Nice review BA. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with the group.

A lot there to choose from. I will put forward a list shortly.

OK folks, a few suggestions for some theme reads for 2024.

We will conduct a theme read every second month starting in February so we need 5 suggestions as I have already allocated June for books on the Normandy campaign.

Suggestions/ideas for the other theme months????

Nice review Darya, thanks for sharing your thoughts on the book.

Conner wrote: "Just started Beware Raiders!: German Surface Raiders in the Second World War

Solid Book so far about the German Commerce Raider Penguin and the Admiral Hipper Cruiser."

I hope you enjoy the book Conner!

Alan wrote: "I have just, minutes ago, finished reading the book Father dolly, the Guardsman Monk. Father Dolly was Captain, The Right Reverend Dom Rudesind Brookes OBE, MC, TD, OSB. He served with the Irish Gu..."

Sounds like a pretty interesting book Alan!

its a pretty good book, I don't think you'll be disappointed!

Conner wrote: "Currently enjoying Crush The Iron Crosses : The Explosive True Story Of The Stalingrad Tank Raid

Awesome book, am really getting into the memoirs of soldiers right now."

By the way, have you read Hans Rudel's book; "Stuka Pilot"?

Stuka Pilot by Hans-Ulrich Rudel

Conner wrote: "Currently enjoying Crush The Iron Crosses : The Explosive True Story Of The Stalingrad Tank Raid

Awesome book, am really getting into the memoirs of soldiers right now."

That's one book I've not heard about. Glad to hear you are enjoying the book!

Nice review Dimitri, thanks for sharing!

Marc wrote: "Finally finished this one off last night:

[book:Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945|5089614..."

Good to hear that the final book was an excellent finish to the trilogy. I hope to get started on those three books one day soon!

Conner wrote: "Anybody know some good books on the commerce raiders? Can be from world war 1 or 2. Was trying to find something on the ships like the german cruiser the Atlantis."

Here are a few:

False Flags: Disguised German Raiders of World War II by Stephen Robinson

Beware Raiders!: German Surface Raiders in the Second World War by Bernard Edwards

The Kaiser's Pirates: German Raiders of World War One by John A. Walter

I'd like to wish all the group members a very Merry Christmas from Australia and all the best for 2024.

More good books being mentioned in this thread.

Sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for posting the details Jerome!

Tom wrote: "Thanks Rick I’ll see if I can grab a copy have you ever read “sniper on the eastern front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knights Cross” an absolutely amazing memoir in the same category."

I have a copy but its unread for the moment. I'll try and get to reading it one day soon :)

Tom wrote: "After finishing “Blood red snow” which was a really decent memoir if your interested in the eastern front and then reading something off topic I’m going to go for a third book this month with Alex ..."

Have you read "In Deadly Combat" at all? It may be a book you might enjoy.

In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front by Gottlob Herbert Bidermann

Tom wrote: "After finishing “Blood red snow” which was a really decent memoir if your interested in the eastern front and then reading something off topic I’m going to go for a third book this month with Alex ..."

I hope you enjoy "The Liberator" just as much!

Margaret, my grandmother 's family came from East Prussia. She married and settled in a small rural town in New South Wales and when my grandfather was away during WW2, she was ostracized a bit from some of the locals.

"First Victory: 1914: HMAS Sydney's Hunt for the German Raider Emden" by Mike Carlton is a pretty good book.