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[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Roger.

[Stevie]

Hello everyone. My names Steve and i've been an avid reader of military books for many years. My main area of interest in ww2 is the eastern front mainly because of the colossal size of the campaign. Also read extensively about western Europe but never really delved into the pacific theatre so looking forward to some good recommendations from you all.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Steve and a big welcome to the group. I think you will find yourself in good company here, quite a few fans/readers of accounts covering the Eastern Front. We have a dedicated thread for books covering that campaign if you want to check it out:

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

You also just missed out on a group theme read on that front as well but I am sure we will have many more down the track:

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

We have this thread covering good books on the Pacific theatre if your interested:

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

And we have just started this theme read:

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

[Tytti]

Hello and welcome to all newcomers! I seem to be the resident Finn here so my perspective is usually a bit... different. For example I guess we were part of the Eastern front, too, but still it was completely different than in the south.

[Manray9]

Stevie wrote: "Hello everyone. My names Steve and i've been an avid reader of military books for many years. My main area of interest in ww2 is the eastern front mainly because of the colossal size of the campaig..."

Stevie: Welcome. This is an active group with members from all over the globe. You'll find members with great knowledge of all the theaters, weapons, operations and personalities of WW II.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Stevie and Roger, glad to have you here. Feel free to jump right into the conversations. It's a great group.

[happy]

Let me add my welcome to Stevie and Roger

I look forward to your contributions!

[[deleted user]]

Hey history buffs,

Just writing to introduce myself, first wanted to thank Aussie Rick for the welcome message! I'm a 25 year old college student in California, In the process of finishing my history degree. I've always had an interest in military history, from ancient times to modern warfare. It was always the one class in school where learning actually felt fun! The first real WW2 history books that got me started in reading history books was the Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson, which I recently finished. It's great to know there's like minded individuals out there!

[happy]

Freakystyley

Let me the first to welcome you to our little corner of the internet :)

Please feel free to add your two cents worth to any discussion that interests you.

I agree the Liberation Trilogy is beyond fantastic.

[Aditya]

Hello! thank you for having me in this forum, by just me pushing the join button.

[happy]

Welcome Aditya -

I hope you enjoy your stay!

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome to the best group on GR Aditya and Freakystyley. Glad to have you here.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Freakystyley & Aditya and welcome to the group, I hope you both have a good time here.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Nice to see you on here Aditya.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Freakystyley please fell free to join in on the threads.

[Omnia]

hello everyone !
my Name is Omnia "means wish" :) i'm 21 and i'm Iraqi
I read anything & everything but specifically Interested in Politics , world cultures , Biographies , and Archaeology

i'm here to find the truth about the world's History from ( non-media controlled sources )
hope i'll get to learn from all of you

lots of love

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Omnia, welcome to the group, I hope you find a few good books and authors here and I will look forward to chatting with you more in some of the threads.

[Chin Joo]

Hi Omnia, this is a great group to be in. Welcome, and I hope we'll see a lot of you here.

[Lilo]

Hi, Omnia, I am so glad you have followed my invitation and have joined this group. I know you will love it here. This group has become "my second home" because the people are so nice here and also because there are so many interesting discussions going on (and so many great books recommended).

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Omnia wrote: "hello everyone !
my Name is Omnia "means wish" :) i'm 21 and i'm Iraqi
I read anything & everything but specifically Interested in Politics , world cultures , Biographies , and Archaeology

i'..."

Welcome to the group Omnia. I hope you find much to interest you and please feel free to ask any questions you may have on the various threads. Look forward to talking more with you.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Lilo wrote: "Hi, Omnia, I am so glad you have followed my invitation and have joined this group. I know you will love it here. This group has become "my second home" because the people are so nice here and also..."

Thanks for bringing people to the group Lilo.

[happy]

Welcome to the group Omnia

[Manray9]

Omnia wrote: "hello everyone !
my Name is Omnia "means wish" :) i'm 21 and i'm Iraqi
I read anything & everything but specifically Interested in Politics , world cultures , Biographies , and Archaeology

i'..."

Omnia: Welcome to our group. You will find a wide sample of knowledgeable and friendly members.

[Lilo]

@ Geevee: Whenever I run into exceptionally nice people who seem to be interested in WWII, I invite them to the group. (And several have already followed my invitation.) This lets them find our group, which I consider the nicest one on Goodreads, and it also enriches our group.

However, there has been a problem with this, lately: The link I have given to the Holocaust thread has not worked for some people (while it has worked for other people). And some people have also had problems to find the group without a link.

Has anybody got any idea how this problem can be eliminated? As everyone knows, I am a computer-dummy.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Omnia wrote: "hello everyone ! my Name is Omnia "means wish" :)..."

Welcome to the best little group on Goodreads, Omnia. Glad you found us.

[Gray]

Greetings all. My name is Gray. I am 20 years of age, a college student at Purdue, and a licensed commercial pilot preparing for the airlines. In my spare time I like to turn my introverted charisma to the consumption of just about any and all academic-type historical narratives, preferably of the 20th century. I look forward to the countless recommendations I am sure to glean from you all.

[Heinz]

Welcome to the group, Gray. Although I spent most of my time during the past few decades being a college professor, I also managed to be a commercial pilot and fly some 10,000 hours before I gave it up! More importantly, perhaps, you may actually like my World War II memoir, My Name Was Five, which is embedded in a framework that involves a flight from New England to Key West. I did make that flight, but its sad ending is fictional, which is the reason for my calling the book a novel rather than a memoir, which it otherwise is. Of course, I had a special reason for my use of this device; it allowed me to illustrate the PTSD effects of that great war that affected me and so many others.

[Manray9]

Gray wrote: "Greetings all. My name is Gray. I am 20 years of age, a college student at Purdue, and a licensed commercial pilot preparing for the airlines. In my spare time I like to turn my introverted charism..."

Welcome Gray. This is an active group with much knowledge in manner different areas concerning WW II.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Gray and welcome to the group. Like Manray9 has mentioned this is a pretty decent group with members from all over the globe and with wide and varied interests. I hope you enjoy your time here.

[Lilo]

Gray wrote: "Greetings all. My name is Gray. I am 20 years of age, a college student at Purdue, and a licensed commercial pilot preparing for the airlines. In my spare time I like to turn my introverted charism..."

Hi, Gray,
Welcome to the group! I can guarantee that you will love it. I consider it the nicest group on Goodreads. -- I suggest you start your WWII-reading with Heinz's book. It is my favorite memoir of all times, and being a pilot, you will definitely cherish the frame the memoir is embedded in. (Oh, dear, this is a typical un-English, German-sounding tapeworm-sentence. Never mind.)


My Name Was Five: A Novel of the Second World War

I suggest you get the paperback version. I have both, the paperback and the kindle. Yet I find the paperback so much nicer.

[Manray9]

Gray wrote: "Greetings all. My name is Gray. I am 20 years of age, a college student at Purdue, and a licensed commercial pilot preparing for the airlines. In my spare time I like to turn my introverted charism..."

Gray: Our November theme is the Pacific Theater. Since you mentioned academic histories, allow me to recommend:

Nimitz by E.B. Potter

A Different Kind of Victory by James Leutze

I Was There by Admiral William D. Leahy

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Gray, Manray9 has mentioned this months theme read, here is the link if you want to check it out:

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

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Gray wrote: "Greetings all. My name is Gray. I am 20 years of age, a college student at Purdue, and a licensed commercial pilot preparing for the airlines. In my spare time I like to turn my introverted charism..."

Hi Gray, nice to have another pilot in the group. Good time to be going to the airlines I think. Glad you found us, plenty of good books to discover.

[happy]

Gray,

Welcome, Welcome

[Colin]

Gray wrote: "Greetings all. My name is Gray. I am 20 years of age, a college student at Purdue, and a licensed commercial pilot preparing for the airlines. In my spare time I like to turn my introverted charism..."

Try some of my aviation books, see amazon or my website. Great first person stories from combat pilots, if you are interested. I have a new one out in March.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Gray please feel free to join in.

[John]

Hello everyone,
My name is John. Im 23 years old and over the past few years have grown to enjoy reading and learning about WW2. Im excited to find people that share the same interests and be able to learn from people that have acquired knowledge on the subject.

-John

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi John and welcome to the group, good to see you here. I hope you find a few things of interest and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. Currently some of the group members are involved in a theme read on any book/s covering the Pacific Theatre:

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

[Lilo]

Welcome to the group, John. I'm sure you'll like it here.

[happy]

Welcome John

enjoy your stay. lots of good and knowledgeble people here.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Glad you found us John. Welcome.

[Heinz]

Welcome, John. This is a great group!

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome John and please feel free to ask questions, make recommendations and generally join in :)

[Manray9]

John wrote: "Hello everyone,
My name is John. Im 23 years old and over the past few years have grown to enjoy reading and learning about WW2. Im excited to find people that share the same interests and be able ..."

Welcome. Pitch right in.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Thomach, I hope you'll find much to interest you on the threads and please feel free to join in the discussions.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Thomach, welcome to the best little group on GR. Glad you found us.

[Manray9]

Thomach wrote: "Hello,

I am Thomach and I love to read books about the Second World War and the Vietnam War - and sometimes about the Gulf War too."

Welcome. Don't be reluctant to pitch right in.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Thomach and welcome to the group.

[Lilo]

Thomach wrote: "Thanks all!"

Hi, Thomach, welcome to the group. I'm sure you'll like it. It is the "creme de la creme" of Goodreads groups. :-)

[Elinor]

Hello, I'm a Canadian journalist and soon-to-be-author, as my first wartime novel has just been accepted by a publisher. Bird's Eye View is about a young Canadian woman who goes overseas, joins the air force, and becomes an aerial photographic interpreter. Although it won't appear until late next year, I have started my own blog in the meantime called Wartime Wednesdays. Please check it out at www.elinorflorence.com.