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['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Lilo,

I will be interested to hear what you think of "The Liberator", keep us posted.


by Alex Kershaw

If your interested the book was discussed recently within the group:

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

[Lilo]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Lilo,

I will be interested to hear what you think of "The Liberator", keep us posted.


[bookcover:The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the G..."

I will definitely let you know, but it might be a while. I have to study publishing/marketing books first, even though these interest me about as much as Chinese phone books, and I'll probably understand them no better.

[Lilo]

@ Colin: Please remind me when your new book comes out. I think I'll pass "The Star of Africa". I am not keen on air "dogfights". I am a very un-technical person.

[Lilo]

Charles wrote: "Read an interesting book recently on offshore tax havens, the issue of Jewish descendants of Holocaust victims came up. According to the book, a Congressional investigation in the US was told how t..."

Swiss bank accounts have always been guarded better than Alamos. I am not surprised. Must have been a nightmare for the Holocaust survivors. And this account, most likely had a name. Number-accounts were even less accessible.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Travis wrote: "Hi all. I am just joining the group and WWII is my preferred area of history to study. I am really looking forward to talking to people about the subject and reading more books."

Welcome Travis and please feel free to join in on the threads and discussions.

[Lilo]

Hi, Travis. I am sure you are going to like it here.

[happy]

Welcome Travis

There are a lot of good people is this group and be prepared for your TBR list to explode :)

[Travis]

I guess its time to add another shelf for my tbr books :)

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Travis wrote: "I guess its time to add another shelf for my tbr books :)"

Good idea :)

[Lilo]

Travis wrote: "I guess its time to add another shelf for my tbr books :)"

Also add another shelf for some wine bottles. Aussie Rick and some others here like wine.

[Cindy]

It occurred to me that I've never introduced myself. I'm a military history and aviation enthusiast. I have been studying h8story, WWII in particular, for over 20 years. In my 'spare time', I am the Volunteer Coordinator at Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA.
I'm looking forward to more group reads.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Cindy and thanks for the introduction, your work as a volunteer would be pretty interesting I bet!

[Cindy]

Rick, it's very rewarding. I've met some incredible people there over the years.
we're getting ready for our big archival event for our library. I have no doubt we will find some real treasures!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I bet you will, let us know what little gems you find :)

[happy]

welcome Cindy - working for the museum sounds fascinating.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Cindy wrote: "It occurred to me that I've never introduced myself. I'm a military history and aviation enthusiast. I have been studying h8story, WWII in particular, for over 20 years. In my 'spare time', I am t..."

Welcome Cindy and thanks for the information, which is interesting and a valuable job too.

[James]

Hi,
I am James Lingard, the author of Britain at War what was life like during the war? This deals with the home front in Britain, but also the major campaigns.Britain at War 1939 to 1945: What Was Life Like During the War?

James Lingard

[carl]

Looks like a good one James. I always like
those home front type of tales.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome James and please feel free to post info on your book on the groups author thread too.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi James and welcome to the group.

[Lilo]

Welcome, James. You look like a great addition to this group. Just sit down, pour yourself a glass of wine and say "cheers" to everybody.

P.S. I just bought your book (paperback edition). It seems like the British equivalent to my German early-childhood memoir, which will soon hit the market.

[happy]

James

Let me add my welcome. Your book looks very interesting and it's added to my TBR list

[Lilo]

happy wrote: "James

Let me add my welcome. Your book looks very interesting and it's added to my TBR list"

Cheers!

[James]

Hi
This looks like a great group to be in.
All the best
James

[Heinz]

James wrote: "Hi,
I am James Lingard, the author of Britain at War what was life like during the war? This deals with the home front in Britain, but also the major campaigns.Britain at War 1939 to 1945: What Was..."

Hello and welcome, James. Given that I wrote about the other side of that war, I am looking forward to reading what you have to tell about the British experience. In fact, the recent events in Syria reminded me of those insane preparations for a potential British gas attack that we made while I was in school in 1943 Berlin. According to the official propaganda, the British might hit us any day and every Wednesday we had to wear gas masks during all of our classes! Just to be ready. It's a story I mention in My Name Was Five, but the attached picture, which I just discovered and that could easily have been taken in my school, tells it more powerfully.

[Lilo]

James wrote: "Hi
This looks like a great group to be in.
All the best
James"

I am still waiting for your book. It hasn't arrived yet. (Sometimes, Amazon is slow.) It will be one of my next reads.

[James]

Lilo,
Many thanks. Hope you enjoy.
All the best
James

[Jeff]

Good evening.I'm looking for some help. I've gone through me library with no luck. How did the Russian generals address Joseph Stalin? Was it Comrade or General Stalin. All of my reference material only calls out Stalin. Any help would be appreciated.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hopefully Geoffrey Roberts, the author of Stalin's General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov, might be able to answer that with some authority.

by Geoffrey Roberts

I always thought it was Comrade General.....

[Jeff]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hopefully Geoffrey Roberts, the author of Stalin's General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov, might be able to answer that with some authority.

[bookcover:Stalin's General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov|1298..."

Thank you for the reminder. I went back through the book and found two references on page 95 and 248 where Zhukov referred to him only as Comrade Stalin. Interesting.

[carl]

Jeff wrote: " How did the Russian generals address Joseph Stalin? "

with fear!

[Jeff]

carl wrote: "Jeff wrote: " How did the Russian generals address Joseph Stalin? "

with fear!"

10-4 on that Carl.

[happy]

carl wrote: "Jeff wrote: " How did the Russian generals address Joseph Stalin? "

with fear!"

and trepidation :)

[Jeff]

happy wrote: "carl wrote: "Jeff wrote: " How did the Russian generals address Joseph Stalin? "

with fear!"

and trepidation :)"
What was interesting in Zhukov's memoir was how he never really feared the man. He makes mention of how informal their conversations were. I don't remember any German general commenting on having a calm, informal meeting with Der Fuhrer.

[Colin]

Comrade Secretary was the correct title

[Jeff]

Colin wrote: "Comrade Secretary was the correct title"

Interesting. Colin, what's the source you used?

[Colin]

Milovan Djilas, he told me personally. That was how Tito was to address Stalin.

[Jeff]

Colin wrote: "Milovan Djilas, he told me personally. That was how Tito was to address Stalin."

Colin, It doesn't get any more authentic than that. Thank you for the response.

[Deborah]

Hello everyone. I am new to the group and a fairly new reader to WWII history. I have been interested since the Band of Brothers miniseries around 10-12 years ago, subsequently read the book. I've read Unbroken and thoroughly enjoyed the story. The Hiding Place by Corie Ten Boom was a wonderful look at the Dutch resistance and attempts to hide Jewish citizens from the Nazi fate. I look forward to learning more and reading the suggestions I gain as a member of this group.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Deborah. This is one of the best groups around, and we will certainly expand your TBR shelf.

[Jeff]

Deborah wrote: "Hello everyone. I am new to the group and a fairly new reader to WWII history. I have been interested since the Band of Brothers miniseries around 10-12 years ago, subsequently read the book. I've ..."

Welcome Deborah. This is a great group.

[happy]

Welcome Deborah

You should be able to pick up some reading suggestions :)

[Manray9]

Deborah wrote: "Hello everyone. I am new to the group and a fairly new reader to WWII history. I have been interested since the Band of Brothers miniseries around 10-12 years ago, subsequently read the book. I've ..."

Welcome. You have joined an active and knowledgeable group.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Deborah and please feel free to join in and make /ask for recommendations.

[Wade]

Oh Yea...Deborah,,you found THE place for World War II. All of our members(which now you are one) are second to none. Welcome.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Deborah and welcome to the group, I hope you have an enjoyable and interesting time here.

[Lilo]

Welcome, Deborah. -- You might want to browse through some of the discussion threads of this group to find your way around, come across some interesting comments, and get to know the active members.

[Roger]

Hi everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself and say hi.

I posted some info about my memoir on the author's page.

[Bob]

Oh Deborah, you sound like my type of reader. I, too, enjotyed Unbroken and the Hiding Place. I also love the movie the Hiding Place, and I had the great good fortune to visit her clock shop in the Netherlands. I even bought a clock there, probably my favorite possession. My daughter & I own a flower shop and when Corrie came to speak here, long ago, we got an order to make a corsage for her. That was great.
My husband was an eye witness to Pearl Harbor andI wrote a small book about his family being there. It is called "From Shaniko to Pearl Harbor". It is available at Amazon as an ebook, or the website is pearlharboreyewitness.com. Welcome to this group!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Roger and welcome to the group.