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

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

Mike wrote: "$2.99 at all the places:

Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by [author:Mark Bowde..."

"Hue 1968" is an excellent book well worth the time grabbing, especially at that price!

Great post Jonny, I really enjoyed it!

Simon wrote: "

An interesting read for a number of reasons. To see the German side and how they operated. The book..."

I’ve got a copy at home waiting to be read.

Mike wrote: "Picked up a story of classical music set in the Eastern Front:

[book:Symphony for the City of ..."

Nice find Mike!

meryem ୨♡୧ wrote: "Who has any decent books about the Russian Revolt?"

Check out this book by Orlando Figes:


A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924 by Orlando Figes

I've still got my copy of John Toland's "The Rising Sun," a classic account of WW2 in the Pacific.

Jonny wrote: "With a certain date just around the corner, I've pulled up a copy of 25 April 1915: The Day the Anzac Legend was Born to beat the curve by a wee bit.

[bookcover:25 April 1915: The ..."

I hope you enjoy the book Jonny, the author is a local in my city - Canberra. Let us know what you think of he book once you have finished it.

Simon wrote: "OK, not books, but bookshelves.
Now have wifely permission for another 2 bookcases, Dining Room (she held out for years but finally caved in) and another in the bedroom (after all nothing else happ..."

Great news, I love getting new bookcases and then reorganising my library and filling in the new spaces - enjoy!

You're a funny guy :)

Dj wrote: "A book that I found on the group's bookshelf and decided to give a look.

Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941–44 [bookcover:Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941–44..."

As long as you put it back in the right spot in my library!

Great post Jonny, facing an onslaught of kamikaze's would have been frightening!

Jonny wrote: "Kamikaze: Japan's Last Bid for Victory; there's been a fairly in depth discussion of Kamikaze attacks during the Lingayen Gulf operations in the Philippines campaign, and in particu..."

Great post Jonny, the poor old Australia copped a bit of a flogging during that campaign.

I'm heading off this morning to Amsterdam for a week, then down to Barcelona for a few days and then a long slow cruise from there to Istanbul, hugging the coast all the way so each day I can get off explore some interesting place :)

Its over thirty hours to get from Australia to Amsterdam, with flight times and airport connection waits.

Nice review Rowan, thanks for sharing your thoughts with the group.

Some amazing family history there Darya. I also find the Eastern Front an amazing subject to read about.

More good books at great prices. Thanks for posting the details, Mike.

Darya Silman wrote: "My current audiobook, with 18 h of listening, is The Fall of Berlin 1945 by Antony Beevor. The atrocities committed by the Red Army in Europe are still taboo for the olde..."

I hope you enjoy Beevor's "The Fall of Berlin 1945".

I'm a bit like 4ZZZ, read a general history of a subject and then follow up with further reading on specific events, battles or campaigns.

Noooo, don't say that MR9!!!

I remember reading "Mila 18" by Leon Uris back in the early to mid 1980's, great story!

Dj wrote: "Oh, that's no big deal. I have my methods."

Hmmm :)