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[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Ulla - it is nice to have you join the group and in your interest in the challenges. We look forward to reading your posts.

[Mary]

Hello Ulla! Glad to have you join us and looking forward to your discussions. Besides history, Nordic fiction (books and film) is one of my enthusiasms.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[Betty]

Thank you Ulla for that wonderful introduction! I completely agree with you on all of the stimulating discussions in the HBC. I'm so glad you've found a home here. You sure have been leading a very interesting life!

Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

[Pallab]

Hi all thank you for the add...i am Pallab from India , i have always found history interesting especially ancient history ( greek and roman periods ), wars and genocides .

[Savannah]

Ulla wrote: "Hi everyone.

I have been in many of the HBC discussions ever since I joined Goodreads, and keep returning to the HBC for the great high-level discussions. I just realize that I have never Introduc..."

Hi Ulla, Am hoping to visit Denmark in the not to distant future. I have taken a couple of courses in social anthropology and found them to be some of the most interesting courses I have ever taken.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Betty wrote:

Betty we are not interested in self promotion or spam - we delete all such posts and we do not want to be marketed to. Please read the rules and guidelines that popped up before you posted.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome to our group, Pallab! We have many different topics and books being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

Ancient history

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what else we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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[Lorna, Assisting Moderator (T) - SCOTUS - Civil Rights]

Ulla, what an interesting and thoughtful introduction. Welcome to the History Book Club. We look forward to your continued participation.

Lorna (T) - Civil Rights - Supreme Court

[Ana]

Hello, my name is Patricia, I'm from Mexico, and, just like many others here, really enjoy reading History books, History in general but Ancient History in particular, and Ancient Near East History to be more specific; I started in my middle twenties to read Greco-Roman Historians, everything I could find, and fell in love with it, Ancient Greco-Roman History I mean, although, with time, I started to get curious about the many other cultures in the Mediterranean, Egypt at first, the Phoenicians, and then, when in this path I ran into Mesopotamia (Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria), Ancient Syria, Anatolia, Iran, etc., I think I found my true love :) .

I like to read many other things, novels, short-stories, occasionally Science, but I’m particularly fond of Poetry, I barely do anything else besides reading and writing, and it’s never enough...

[Savannah]

Welcome, Patricia.

[Mary]

Welcome Pallab! It's great to have you join us and hear your thoughts about ancient Greek and Roman history, a time that helps so much in helping us understand ourselves.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[Mary]

Hello Patricia and welcome to The History Book Club! You have found yourself among good company - we certainly also have a deep love of history and many of us join you in your sentiment that there's never enough time for reading.

Our club has many different focus areas. Based on your post, here are a few you may want to look at:

Ancient Near East History

Classical Antiquity

There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

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by Stephen Hawking

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Mary
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[Betty]

Welcome Pallab from India! We are so happy you've joined us. The HBC is the perfect place for those passionate about history.

Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

[Betty]

Welcome Patricia from Mexico! I feel as you do about reading - though I have many hobbies, I enjoy reading the most. I think you will find many like-minded folks here, and lots of discussions to take part in.

Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

[Ann]

Hello and good day to everyone. My name is Ann and I am so happy to have found this book club. I loving reading period novels and historical pieces. I'm particularly fond of US Civil War, The Great War and World War II books. I'm anxious to see what others are reading. I regularly buy books on Amazon (love Prime), I have two Kindles (I got my first when my husband and I were living in Shanghai, China and there was scarce English books to read - Just got my Kindle Fire for Christmas and I'm still trying to figure it out) I also reserve books from my local libraries. I live in one county and work in another so I reserve from both. I scan Goodreads for new and exciting works of fiction. Thank you for allowing me to join and I hope to meet some of you in person someday.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

What a nice introduction, Ann. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you. There are many topics for you to peruse and we have discussions on lots of different books. Hope you can join in.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

American Civil War
World War 1
World War 2

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what else we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box). It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

More information:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Do not self promote or spam on this group site.

[Mary]

Hello Ann, it's great to welcome you to The History Book Club. We're happy to have you here. Do you ever travel to Civil War sites? I've been to a few where I try to imagine what the battle was like. I look forward to reading your posts.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[Ann]

I have been to Gettysburg but I want to go to many more. I will once my husband and I retire. ❤

[Doubledf99.99]

Hello and hope everyone is having a good day.
My name is Dave, I'm from Central Illinois, and currently living the good life in S. Korea with my lovely wife who is a master at cross stitching.
Been a voracious reader since I was a young lad on a wide variety of genre's and history has been my favorite. I find it fascinating to read about the ancient, the not so old the current histories of nations, people and cultures, and what they did right and wrong.
I'm also into films/going to the movies, walking and hiking, and giving folks a helping hand.
Glad to be a part of the group.

[Jack]

Hello, my name is Jack, and I am from Wichita, Kansas. Ever since I was a kid I have loved The Lord of the Rings and this made me a big fan of medieval warfare. In more recent times I have been into Game of Thrones, Paradox games and the Total Wars series. I have always loved history but I never took out the time read about it or it all so I am trying to improve that. I have found a love for ancient history, particularly Rome during the republic. Happy to find people interested in the same things I am!

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome to our group, Dave! We have many different topics and books being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box). It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome to the group, Jack--we are glad you found us. We have discussions on all aspects of history so please feel free to join in.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box). It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

[Mary]

Hello Dave - it's great to welcome you to The History Book Club. I'm originally from Illinois as well (Chicago), and also later moved away, although not as far as you. It sounds like your interests in history will fit right in with many of our reading projects.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[Mary]

Welcome Jack to our group. I love watching Game of Thrones and pinpointing what might be influenced from actual history. I look forward to reading your posts.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[Brian]

Hello. My name is Brian and I am from New York City, United States of America.

I enjoy reading about American history, particularly about the founding of the nation, WW2, and The Cold War. I also enjoy reading about the history of medicine.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana

[Joshua]

Hey everyone! My name's Josh, and I'm ao glad I found this group! I'm a HUGE history and political buff, and I'm happy to have found a community that I can fit in with here on Goodreads! I don't have a lot of friends, so I'm looking for places where I can just have conversations about the things I love, in this case history :)

I'm a 24 year old college grad from New Hampshire (USA.) Hopefully within the next few years I'll be able to go back to school for my Master's, although I'm still deciding between concentrations. I'm stuck between Political Science, Political Philosophy, American History, and Constitutional Law.

I think the reason I love reading historical fiction so much is because it's harder to relate to personally which makes it easier to connect with the stories as a whole...if that makes sense! I'm currently reading works by Ann Rinaldi, albeit their younger reading level. I just love the way she tells a story!

Anyway, I'm happy to have found this group, and I hope to engage as much as possible...although I may slip up on some of the participation requirements due to my ADHD. Just know that I will be trying my best! :)

[Thomasine]

Hi, my name is Thomasine. I usually have so many questions about the origin and connection of things. I feel that delving into history will be fascinating.

[Mary]

Welcome Brian from New York to The History Book Club. We're so glad to have you join us and share our love of history. I hope you'll engage in a discussion soon.

We have many different focus areas, so be sure to check them out. Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

American Revolution
World War II
Medicine

There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Stephen Hawking

More information:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[Joel]

Hi Leonard,
That's an awesome description. I'm from Toronto, and have visited the Royal York.
I hiked in Pennsylvania last summer after being inspired by Billy Bryson's 'A Walk in the Woods'. Highly recommended. I've spend many more summers hiking elsewhere, mostly NH.

by Bill Bryson

[Andrew]

Hi folks:

My name is Andrew. I'm from Illinois, USA.

Since childhood I have been interested in history. During elementary school, I loved the founding of America and the history of the War of Independence. Later in school, I focused on 20th century American history. I was especially interested in WW II, the Cold War, JFK, and the wars in Korea and Vietnam.

I served in the Marine Corps; since then, my interests have taken an even stronger military slant. I have heightened my study of Central Asia. The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk is a favorite. Looking forward to reading Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy MacLean.

I've read The Generals by Thomas Ricks and American Caesar; it led to greatly different views of Doug MacArthur. I'm looking forward to Terrible Terry Allen by Gerald Astor. What a good-hearted, effective general.

I've also really enjoyed Street Without Joy by Bernard Fall, East of Chosin by Roy Appleman, The Hawk and the Dove by Nicholas Thompson, Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia by Alfred McCoy, and Brute: The Life of Victor Krulak by Robert Coram.

Here are a few more books that I'm looking forward to:

Panzer Leader by Heinz Guderian, Iron Curtain by Anne Applebaum, The Ides by Stephen Dando-Collins, Plutopia by Kate Brown, and Ridgway Duels for Korea by Roy Appleman.

If you have any questions, OR if you have read any of the books I mentioned and found another related book you enjoyed, I'd love to hear from you!

Good meeting you all. Looking forward to further learning.

Andrew

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

יואל דוידי - you are in grave violation of our rules and guidelines which are posted before you joined. Please - we do not want our membership list spammed and we do not allow self promotion of any kind. Please read carefully our rules and guidelines before posting again. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. All such posts are removed.

@Leonard - no self promotion please.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you Joel for being so nice to Leonard and also for demonstrating your citation skills - good job on both counts.

[Betty]

Greetings Andrew from Illinois. Welcome to The History Book Club! I'm so glad you found us. Please take a look around. We have a wide variety of folders which may be of interest to you.

Based upon your introduction, here are some folders that you may want to look at:

Military History
American History

The HBC's discussion list can be found here, on our main page:
The History Book Club Discussion List

Here is a link to the HBC's Focus Areas, to help you find all of our topics quickly:
The History Book Club Focus Areas

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that interest you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box). It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Peter Hopkirk

by Fitzroy MacLean

by Thomas Ricks (no photo)

by William Manchester

by Gerald Astor

by Bernard B. Fall

by Roy E. Appleman (no photo)

by Nicholas Thompson (no photo)

by Alfred W. McCoy

by Robert Coram

by Heinz Guderian

by Anne Applebaum

by Stephen Dando-Collins

by Kate Brown

by Roy E. Appleman (no photo)

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Betty
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[Mary]

Hello Josh! Welcome to The History Book Club. You're in good company here, and I bet you'll soon find yourself in some great conversations.

We have many different focus areas, so be sure to check them out. Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

Historical Fiction
Philosophy and Politics
American History
U.S. Constitution

There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Stephen Hawking

Also note that when you mention an author, the citation should look like this:

Ann Rinaldi

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Mary
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[Mary]

We're so glad you joined us, Thomasine! Your questions and comments will certainly be welcome here.

We have many different focus areas, so be sure to check them out. I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Stephen Hawking

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[Mary]

Hello Andrew. It's wonderful to meet you here at The History Book Club. You've given me some great recommendations for my to-read pile. I'm looking forward to your posts.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[Andrew]

Betty wrote: "When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts."

Thanks for the guidance. So, if I were to mention a book in a post (for example, The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem), it should look like this?

by Benny Morris

Tell me if I did it right.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Brilliant

[Betty]

Excellent Andrew, that's exactly how to do it :)

[Megan]

Hi, everyone! I'm Megan and I'm from Virginia, USA. Growing up near Colonial Williamsburg and various Revolutionary/Civil War battle sites definitely helped grow my love of history, and I've since become quite interested in Russian and Native American history, as well as anything involving WWII. Historical nonfiction, fiction...I enjoy it all! I'm looking forward to finding and discussing new works and making some new friends in this group. Happy reading!

[Savannah]

Megan wrote: "Hi, everyone! I'm Megan and I'm from Virginia, USA. Growing up near Colonial Williamsburg and various Revolutionary/Civil War battle sites definitely helped grow my love of history, and I've since ..."
welcome

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome to the group, Megan--we are glad you found us. We have discussions on all aspects of history so please feel free to join in.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

Native Americans
Russia
World War 2

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what else we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box). It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

[Mary]

A warm welcome to you Megan from Virginia. We're pleased you have joined us. You'll find plenty of inspiration and opportunities for discussion for all of your interests.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[Andrew]

Megan wrote: "Hi, everyone! I'm Megan and I'm from Virginia, USA. I've since become quite interested in Russian and Native American history, as well as anything involving WWII. "

Welcome, Megan! I'm Andrew, I'm really new here also. Everyone has been so friendly and helpful, I think I'm going to enjoy my stay!

I noted your interest in Russian history. Considering we are still involved in Afghanistan, I found The Great Game to be a fascinating history of Russia, as it was linked to Central Asia. Some parts of it felt more fiction that reality; it was excellent.

The Great Game

by Peter Hopkirk

Good reading!

Andrew

[Megan]

Andrew wrote: "Megan wrote: "Hi, everyone! I'm Megan and I'm from Virginia, USA. I've since become quite interested in Russian and Native American history, as well as anything involving WWII. "

Welcome, Megan! I..."

Awesome, thanks for the recommendation!

[Betty]

Welcome to the HBC Megan from Virginia. What an interesting place to grow up! Please take a look around at all of our topics and discussions. You will surely find something to enjoy.

Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

[Andrew]

Jabour wrote: "Hello everyone I'm Jabour from Israel I am 24 years old and I am interested in history books specially american history books about afro-american, the colonies and this period.. and also interested..."

Welcom, Jabour! Good to have you. I hope you enjoy your stay. As a new member, I've felt quite welcomed!

[Mary]

Hello Jabour from Israel. Welcome to The History Book Club. It's great to have you join us. I anticipate that you will enjoy many discussions with other members who share your interests.

We have many different focus areas, so be sure to check them out. Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

American Colonial History
African-American Civil Rights Movement
Current Events
Historical Fiction

There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by John Dos Passos

More information:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

[[deleted user]]

Hello! My name is Amy and I'm a nonfiction book dragon. I'm generally all over the place with what I read, because why would I stick with one topic when there's way too much I don't know about? I try to read on average 50 books a year, and I've been doing that for 12 years now. I own 1,100+ books and you could classify a bit more than half of them being about different periods of history.