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

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

Very true, I just ordered a second-hand copy of the book:)

Alex wrote: "Really getting stuck into my list of BTR over the holidays and just finished Anne Applebaum's "Iron Curtain - the crushing of Eastern Europe". Covering the period 1944 (as the Red army "liberated" ..."

I have read her book on the famine in Ukraine which I really enjoyed, and I have her book (unread) on the Gulags, but I don't have this book. Now I am wondering if I should get a copy as it sounds pretty interesting.

Dj wrote: "While not a book that is WWII related, technically not any war that could pass muster in the group, but the quote is too good not to share.

The Air Force General snorted, “Harlan, the only reason..."

Very funny Dj!

Great review Jonny. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the group.

Good book at a great price, thanks for the notification, Mike.

Great review Marc!

Dimitri wrote: "Found on Facebook.
Unlikely to have yet been biographed:

Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick was the first woman to jump from an airplane.
Between 1913 and 1922 she completed over 1,100 jumps. She invented..."

That's pretty amazing!

Boudewijn wrote: "I just came across this book, sounds interesting:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5..."

It's on my wish list :)

I had the same problem with my reading over Christmas, just getting back into the swing of things now.

Two very interesting posts Mike. I quite liked this statement; "Appeasement is indivisibly associated with Chamberlain, its most obdurate proponent, although many rats had to get off the sinking ship to leave the captain in such splendid isolation."

Great review Gary, thanks for sharing.

Merry Christmas to all from Australia. I hope everyone has a great day and all the best for 2023.

Two good books at great prices, thanks for the notification, Mike!

Randy wrote: "I’m looking for a good book on Hitlers invasion Barbarossa
."

Check out the numerous books by David Stahel on the Eastern Front:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Some other titles to consider are:

Barbarossa by Alan Clark

Scorched Earth: The Russian-German War 1943-1944 by Paul Carell

The First Day on the Eastern Front: Germany Invades the Soviet Union, June 22, 1941 by Craig W.H. Luther

Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War by Jonathan Dimbleby

Some that I am yet to read:

War Without Garlands: Operation Barbarossa 1941-42 by Robert Kershaw

Barbarossa Unleashed: The German Blitzkrieg Through Central Russia to the Gates of Moscow - June-December 1941 by Craig W.H. Luther

Soldiers of Barbarossa: Combat, Genocide, and Everyday Experiences on the Eastern Front, June-December 1941 by Craig W.H. Luther

I hope you enjoy the book Randy. I am waiting for the third volume to be published :)

The War in the West: Volume 1: The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941 by James Holland

Perfect :)

Great summary Alex, thanks for that. I just realized that I have a copy of the book; "Monty and Rommel - Parallel Lives" that I haven't read yet. I have five of his WW2 books and that is the only one that's unread.

OK, how about this line up for 2023:

Feb. - The end of the Guadalcanal campaign and/or Battle of the Bismarck Sea

April - Warsaw Uprising and/or partisan/resistance Ops.

June - Kursk 1943 or Sicily and/or Italian campaign.

Aug. - Allied Air Ops during 1943.

Oct. - Tarawa

Dec. - Members choice

OK folks, time for a few ideas for some 2023 theme reads. There are a few 80th anniversaries we could cover:

Feb. - The end of the Guadalcanal campaign.

April - Warsaw Uprising

June - Kursk 1943 and/or Sicily

Aug. - Italian campaign

Oct. - Tarawa

Dec. - Members choice

Any other ideas or suggestions?

Marc wrote: "After working on this in fits and starts, I've finally finished this giant coffee table style book:

[book:The Great Book Of World War I..."

Sounds like a fun book, thanks for sharing your review.

Excellent result Liam!