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[Annette]

I added to photo to the photo's place on this group. If this is not okay, I apologize.

[Robert]

Priceless photo, Annette. Be very proud!

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Annette welcome and you post away and be very proud of your father.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Welcome Annette, this is a great photo, thanks for sharing the story of your dad.

[Colin]

Excellent indeed

[Tionne]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Welcome Annette, this is a great photo, thanks for sharing the story of your dad.

"

Great pic, Annette! Thanks for sharing!

[carl]

good stuff Annette!

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Annette wrote: "I added to photo to the photo's place on this group. If this is not okay, I apologize."

Welcome to the group Annette, glad you are here. Such a great picture, so young!

[happy]

Welcome to the group Annette and thanks for sharing the photo. Great story, wish your dad well for us

[Annette]

Thank you for the warm welcome!

[L.R.]

Hi all, I was looking for groups in Australia (I am Australian) and I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered this one.

I am a big military history buff especially Australian military history having served myself in the Army here. My
grandfather and uncles served in WW2, Grandfather on Kokoda (ARMY)and uncles predominantly RAAF.

Nothing worse then going to a movie or watching a tv show and cringing when you know something "just is not quite right." Thankfully in most books your own imagination takes over and it doesn't seem to be too much of an issue.

I am an author myself and I write across a wide variety of genres. I have a book planned out in the next two years (I have a long list of works in progress) about the ratlines.
This has a direct connection to WW2 and also (fiction) has flashbacks to the war from the protagonist perspective.
You can read more about ratlines here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratlines

I am also writing a book where one of the main characters is a crusty old ww2 British Infantry Company Sergeant Major.

I look forward to chatting to people here and getting to know everyone.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome L.R., and pleased you found us. There are a couple of Australians in the group too - although not me I'm a pommie ;) - so you should feel right at home, and hopefully we can stack up your TBR. Feel free to post details of you books on our author thread too.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Welcome to the group L.R., I hope you find a few books and threads of interest. In case your interested in July we are conducting a group 'theme' read on the European Theatre if your feel like joining in:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

In August a few members are doing a buddy read of Roosevelt's Centurions if your interested:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Richard]

I am looking forward to some good discussion about what readers want in WWII HF. I love the off beat stories that are based on real events.
Also am a writer with two Pacific Theater books out. Will address that on another thread.
I like stories that include real people, ala Jeff Shaara.

[Robert]

Richard wrote: "I am looking forward to some good discussion about what readers want in WWII HF. I love the off beat stories that are based on real events.
Also am a writer with two Pacific Theater books out. Will..."

Welcome to our group, Richard. As you know, there still is great interest in WWII.

[Richard]

So much of the Pacific Theater is written about the attack on Pearl Harbor, Guadal Canal, Iwo, but not much on NewGuinea, The Marianas, Philippines. These were major events that should have their stories told.
Are there any good books out there to read?

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome L.R. and Richard, glad you found us.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Richard wrote: "So much of the Pacific Theater is written about the attack on Pearl Harbor, Guadal Canal, Iwo, but not much on NewGuinea, The Marianas, Philippines. These were major events that should have their s..."


Hi Richard and welcome to the group, I hope you find a few things of interest here and I am sure members will be keen to hear about your books. If you like you can post the details in our author's page:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...

Or in the novels thread:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...

In regards to some good books covering New Guinea here are two pretty decent Australian accounts:

by Paul Ham

by Phillip Bradley

Here is another good book covering some of the US forces in PNG:

by James Campbell

[Lee]

Hello, all. I am interested in the mid-twentieth century because my new novel Too Much Left Unsaid deals with that period. One of the characters, a sailor, convinces his girl to marry him when Pearl Harbor attack occurs. Then as the war closes Josh is on the USS Indianapolis and is lost at sea.
I'm a retired teacher/professor who lives in Pella, Iowa. I'm still trying to decide if this group is right for me. I am excited that there are so many possibilities.
Thanks for being here. I hope to learn more about your interests.
Lee Collins

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Lee and welcome to the group, hopefully you will find a few things of interest here and decide to stay :)

[happy]

Let add my welcome to Lee, Richard and L.R.

Be prepared to see your TBR lists grow exponentially :)

Riohard - a couple of fairly recent books on the Philippines that I've liked

by David L. Robbins is a novel about the Japanese occupation.

by John D. Lukacs is about the most successful escape from a Japanese Prison Camp.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Lee and Richard - hope you'll find the group interesting and feel free to post deatils of your books on the author thread.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Richard you might find these of interest. The British Pacific Fleet provide support to and worked closely with the US carrier forces taking their operational orders from Admiral Nimitz. The title of the second book Task Force 57 comes from the US designation/code name for the British fleet.

by David Hobbs

and

by Peter C. Smith

And this about the British & Commonwealth, Chinese and US part in the war in Burma may be of interest too:

by Louis Allen

And I heartily recommend the USN's official history written by Samuel Eliot Morison

[Suz]

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this group. I am a great fan of the greatest generation and enjoy researching and reading books on WWII. It seems that the more I read the more I need to read...it's an amazing part of history. Thank you, Susan

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Good to see you here Susan and I hope you find a few more good books to discuss and enjoy in the various threads.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Suz and hopefully we can all help each other to read more books on more subjects and areas of the war.

[Richard]

Suz wrote: "Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this group. I am a great fan of the greatest generation and enjoy researching and reading books on WWII. It seems that the more I read the more I need to r..."

Hi, Suz,
I see you are into Historical Fiction, as well as WWII.
Your bookshelf looks like mine.
I am also a newcomer. Looks like a lively group.
Richard

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Suz, glad to see you here--be prepared to expand your TBR shelf dramatically. The group has a tendency to find great stories.

[happy]

Welcome Suz,

Is there any particular part of WW II that interests you?

[Patricia]

Hi,I'm Patricia. I was born just after the end of WWII. My father was unable to fight. He had to stay home and run the family farm because of a heart condition but his brothers all went and I grew up on the stories of their experiences. My godfather drove tank in Patton's 3rd army in relief of Bastogne so I have always been drawn to books about the war. I remember my first war book was "Cherry Ames" Army Nurse. Women in the war are of particular interest. I have just finished and am reading the sequel .

[Robert]

Patricia wrote: "Hi,I'm Patricia. I was born just after the end of WWII. My father was unable to fight. He had to stay home and run the family farm because of a heart condition but his brothers all went and I grew ..."

Welcome, Patricia. As both a reader and a writer I am a big Patton fan and had the honor of becoming good friends with his intelligence officer, Oscar Koch,in the last years of Koch's life. He adored Patton, as apparently Patton's entire staff did. I've found that most WWII veterans who served in any unit under Patton are proud to say so.

[Patricia]

Robert wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Hi,I'm Patricia. I was born just after the end of WWII. My father was unable to fight. He had to stay home and run the family farm because of a heart condition but his brothers all..."

You mean "Old Blood and Guts"? That,s what my uncle called him! I think his average GI,s respected him but didn't Always like him.However,they were proud of what he pushed them to accomplish.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Patricia and pleased you found us.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Patricia and welcome to the group, I bet it was great listening to all those old tales from your relatives!

[Tytti]

Patricia wrote: "Hi,I'm Patricia. I was born just after the end of WWII. My father was unable to fight. He had to stay home and run the family farm because of a heart condition but his brothers all went and I grew ..."

You have a similar background as my mother, only she isn't really interested in a war, for the same reason. She heard too much of it as a child. My great uncle is on the cover of this book. (Behind enemy lines. The Headquarters' intelligence in Soviet Karelia 1939-1944)
My father was interested in history, probably because he lived through the war as a child and his oldest brother was conscripted when he turned 18, I think it was.

But anyway, if you are interested in what women in other countries did, you can see some pictures in here http://sa-kuva.fi/ and search for lott* for some of lottas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotta_Sv...

This picture is actually taken by my grandfather's "home" lake. Lotta is making food in a forest for the soldiers, probably near the front line. http://sa-kuva.fi/static/01/10/70110_...
Air raid http://sa-kuva.fi/static/01/12/70112_...

[Cort]

Saying Hi and I really like Goodreads so far.

[Wade]

Welcome to all our new members...wow, this group has really expanded in the last year or so...thanks to Mr.Rick and his capable deputies,a job well done!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Cort, welcoem to the group, I hope you have a lot of fun here with the rest of the members and find heaps of good books to read and talk about.

Many thanks Wade :)

[happy]

Welcome Patricia

[carl]

Interesting! my wife has a few Cherry Ames books she
got from her Mom. The classics.

Patricia wrote: "I remember my first war book was "Cherry Ames" Army Nurse. "

[Patricia]

Thank you everyone for the welcome and suggestions.I ha e been adding books about real nurses tomy TBR.

[happy]

Welcome Cort - Please feel free to contribute :)

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Cort and pleased you found us.

[Cort]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I was telling Rick I am just finishing up a battlefield archaeology book on the Anzac's in WWI called "Digging Up Plugstreet". If you haven't heard of the 'Ultimo Crater', check it out!

As far as my interests I tend to read the more visual WWII books like Osprey and Concord books. I have two young kids, so it's hard to get through novels but easy to read multiple illustrated books on my ereader.

I do have an interesting story that may apply to your current Europe theme. I used to belong to a now defunct country club where one day I got paired up with a elderly German couple in a club golf event. After meeting and getting to know a little bit I came to learn that not only was he a renowned surgeon from the Mayo clinic but that he was originally a Medic in the Wehrmacht in Russia during WWII. I'm sure you all know how rare it is to meet a survivor of such a world event!
Anyways, I seemed to have gained his trust and he let me ask as many questions as I wanted during the 5 hour round of golf. As you can imagine it was quite a round of golf. I know his name was Dieter and his wife Renata. I need to get their last names. Hopefully I can find an old club member to get their last names to try to track down his career.

See you on the pages.

Regards, Cort

[Frank]

I have only been a member for a month and wow I am amazed at reading through the introductions once a week and finding many members that had a parent, including my self, who served in the War, it fascinates me if that was the catalyst for most to become interested in this topic. With my father (Navy - Landing Craft Infantry), he had mentioned, although not of late, many places in the South Pacific where he was engaged in battle, only to wonder and start researching on my own and realizing what he must of went through from the age of seventeen.
I truly bow my head to all those who served, in any capacity, it truly was the greatest generation indeed.

[Cort]

Geevee wrote: "Welcome Cort and pleased you found us."

Thanks!

[Cort]

happy wrote: "Welcome Cort - Please feel free to contribute :)"

Thanks. I'm on it!

[Cort]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Cort, welcoem to the group, I hope you have a lot of fun here with the rest of the members and find heaps of good books to read and talk about.

Many thanks Wade :)"

Good chatting with you, Rick. Looking forward to catching up and joining one of the next group reads.
C

[Wade]

Cort wrote: "Thanks for the warm welcome. I was telling Rick I am just finishing up a battlefield archaeology book on the Anzac's in WWI called "Digging Up Plugstreet". If you haven't heard of the 'Ultimo Crate..."

Cort wrote: "Thanks for the warm welcome. I was telling Rick I am just finishing up a battlefield archaeology book on the Anzac's in WWI called "Digging Up Plugstreet". If you haven't heard of the 'Ultimo Crate..."

Hey Cort, now thats what i call being in the right place at the right time eh?.. It has to be the only time a 5 HOUR round of golf can be catagorized as right place ,right time.

[Cort]

Wade wrote: "Cort wrote: "Thanks for the warm welcome. I was telling Rick I am just finishing up a battlefield archaeology book on the Anzac's in WWI called "Digging Up Plugstreet". If you haven't heard of the ..."

Haha well they were like 90 yrs old. :-P

I hear you though. I just had a 6.5 hr round a couple weeks ago. Won't be going back there.