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[Jolo]

David A wrote: "Jolo wrote: "Hi, my name's Jolo. I'm relatively new to the site, and am enjoying it so far. I live in the Philippines and have always been a lover of history in general, and World War 2 in particul..."

Thank you! XD

[David A]

Jolo wrote: "David A wrote: "Jolo wrote: "Hi, my name's Jolo. I'm relatively new to the site, and am enjoying it so far. I live in the Philippines and have always been a lover of history in general, and World W..."

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My god that' was quick. I'm just surfing the group for updates. Hows u ?

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[Jolo]

David A wrote: "Jolo wrote: "David A wrote: "Jolo wrote: "Hi, my name's Jolo. I'm relatively new to the site, and am enjoying it so far. I live in the Philippines and have always been a lover of history in general..."


LOL sorry for the late rep! I actually went to be after my "Thank you". Anyhow, I'm fine right now. I just finished reading the first volume of Ian Kershaw's "Hitler" biography. I'm already a quarter through the second volume, but I think I ought to take a break for a while. I can actually feel my brain roll from all the reading. I don't want to burn out just because of Hitler. LOL!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

How are you finding Ian Kershaw as a writer Jolo? I have his latest book yet to read; The End: The Defiance & Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1944-45.

by Ian Kershaw

[Jolo]

So far, I think he's incredibly informative. His prose is highly articulate, and not at all boring, even as he has the tendency to drag on some unimportant detail. Though I have to admit, some details, even if we deem unimportant, may turn out incredibly revealing. Like Hitler's bad breath and all around bad manners. I personally thought I didn't need to know that, but I guess its part and parcel of his disturbing character. Kershaw strives and succeeds, (at least for me) to make a tangible picture of Hitler "the man" rather than the myth.

On the other hand though, the books don't really give much into detailing Hitler's psyche, which isn't really much of the point of the books. I was hoping that it would reveal more on that point, but I think Kershaw realized that it would be far too difficult and out of his depth to do. I do applaud him on his point about the "Working Towards the Fuhrer" concept in helping to explain how and why the Third Reich even functioned at all. Incredibly fascinating for a layman such as myself!

I'm thinking of getting that last one as well. I think he mentioned it being his final book on the Third Reich. It's a rather befitting title.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Some very good observations there Jolo, it seems that you are enjoying the book, bad breath and all! The End has picked up some very good reader reviews so I am keen to try and squeeze it in sometime soon, I just don't know when!

[Aleksandr]

Hi guys,

I'm Aleksandr Voinov, and I'm a military history buff and a writer of gay fiction. I'm currently working on a number of WWII books that explore the lives of gay characters and hence am neck-deep in research. (I'm writing from largely the German perspective.) It's great fun though, and I'm hoping to find more good recommendations here.

Best,
Aleksandr Voinov

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Aleksandr, nice to see you here, I hope you find a few good recommendations and enjoy the group.

[Morgiana]

Hi Aleks, welcome to the group - hope you'll enjoy it!

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Aleksandr wrote: "Hi guys,

I'm Aleksandr Voinov, and I'm a military history buff and a writer of gay fiction. I'm currently working on a number of WWII books that explore the lives of gay characters and hence am ne..."

Welcome Aleksandr and please feel free to recommend books and join the discussions.

[carl]

Welcome Aleks! I must admit the gay, German, WW2 fiction genre is not one that has occurred to me before.


Aleksandr wrote: "Hi guys,

I'm Aleksandr Voinov, and I'm a military history buff and a writer of gay fiction. I'm currently working on a number of WWII books that explore the lives of gay characters and hence am ne..."

[Wade]

Hello Mr. Voinov and welcome...if it's world war 2 in print. this is the place for you!Best group of members on the web.. hosted by Mr. Aussie Rick and his very capablble Lieutenants, this group is awesome...WELCOME.

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Welcome Aleks and I hope you enjoy our group :)

[Morgiana]

Carl, Aleks is a good writer, maybe you'd like to check his works?;)

[Carroline]

Hi everyone,
I recently joined this group and have so far found it to be a wonderfully friendly environment.
Thank-you to Rick who has given me plenty of good recommendations to read.
I look forward to many more and if anyone has something that they think I'd like, feel free to pm me with it :)
Can't wait to hear everyone's views on recent and older books alike.
Carroline :)

[Morgiana]

Hi Carroline,

welcome to the group - and enjoy!
We are awaiting also your rewievs on books.

[carl]

sure, i'm book-curious.

Morgiana wrote: "Carl, Aleks is a good writer, maybe you'd like to check his works?;)"

[carl]

howdy carroline, your membership card and
decoder ring are in the mail. please allow
4-6 weeks for delivery.

Carroline wrote: "Hi everyone,
I recently joined this group and have so far found it to be a wonderfully friendly environment.
Thank-you to Rick who has given me plenty of good recommendations to read.
I look forwar..."

[Morgiana]

carl wrote: "sure, i'm book-curious.

Morgiana wrote: "Carl, Aleks is a good writer, maybe you'd like to check his works?;)""

I'd like to recommend Skybound if Aleks agrees.
There is the cover, I like it very much:



I hope Aleks will say, which plane is there on the cover.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Carroline wrote: "Hi everyone,
I recently joined this group and have so far found it to be a wonderfully friendly environment.
Thank-you to Rick who has given me plenty of good recommendations to read.
I look forwar..."

Welcome Carroline, I'm sure you'll find lots more recommendations and we're happy for you to suggest your favourites too.

[CJ]

Hi gents, I live in Singapore. I'm a huge history buff and have a particular interest in Barbarossa(German Invasion of Russia) and Erwin Rommel. Hope I can find some good book suggestions here.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Limcj, welcome to the group I hope you find a few titles and discussions of interest here. We have a thread on the Eastern Front that may interest you :)

[CJ]

Thanks. Always seems like books on the Eastern Front are hard to find.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Not around here they're not:

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

[carl]

limcj you are practically on the russian front here. you may feel it getting colder already.

Limcj wrote: "Thanks. Always seems like books on the Eastern Front are hard to find."

[Morgiana]

carl wrote: "limcj you are practically on the russian front here. you may feel it getting colder already.

Limcj wrote: "Thanks. Always seems like books on the Eastern Front are hard to find.""

Carl, this IS colder already there
;)

[happy]

I'll add my welcome to Limcj and Caroline

[Wade]

happy wrote: "I'll add my welcome to Limcj and Caroline"

happy wrote: "I'll add my welcome to Limcj and Caroline"

Let me add my welcome also to Limcj&Carroline....welcome!

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Limcj - I think you'll hit a rich vein of books and like minded people for your interest on the Russian front.

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Welcome Limjc :)

[Cp4853]

Hi!! I just joined this group. My father was in the US Army during WWII under General George Patton. I enjoy reading about that period in history....mostly about the war in Europe. My father was in the Normandy Campaign and the Battle of the Bulge...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Cp4853, great to see you in the group, I hope you find a lot here of interest, both books and discussions. I bet you father must have seen and experienced a lot under Patton, does he talk much about his time in Europe?

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Hi Cp great family history you have there.

[happy]

Welcome Cp4853

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Cp4853 wrote: "Hi!! I just joined this group. My father was in the US Army during WWII under General George Patton. I enjoy reading about that period in history....mostly about the war in Europe. My father was..."

CP4853 you are very welcome in the group and please join the discussions as you wish.

[Marcel]

Hi

Just joined as well. I've been a WW2 buff for as long as I can remember. I did my bachelor's in 20th Century History (which is a very expensive way to feed the hobby!).

My grandfather was a Polish reservist, and was sent east after the Soviets invaded, got captured and spent a few years in a Soviet POW camp somewhere in Uzbekistan, before being released into Ander's Army, and travelled to Scotland via Iran, where he joined the RAF (it had the best looking uniform).

After the war, he immigrated to New Zealand, where he lived until his death, when I was very young.

I guess that story has had a big influence on my interests in WW2, in the stories on the sideline (like the Battle of Khalkin-Gol) and behind the scenes, the social and the homefront stories.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Marcel,

A very interesting family history there, no wonder you have an interest in the Second World War! I hope you find a few books and discussions here to keep you busy, so enjoy.

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Welcome Marcel :)

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Marcel wrote: "Hi

Just joined as well. I've been a WW2 buff for as long as I can remember. I did my bachelor's in 20th Century History (which is a very expensive way to feed the hobby!).

My grandfather was a P..."

Marcel welcome. Your grandfather's journeys and history sound fascinating. I hope you enjoy the group and swap recommendations, there is a home front thread, and like you I find the social aspect interesting.

[A.L.]

I've been a member of goodreads for a couple years--how did I not find this group sooner? I'm excited to join and hear about what other WWII history buffs are reading!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi A.L. good to see you here, I hope you find a few books and discussions of interest, any questions please do not hesitate to ask :)

You may also be interested in this up-coming event:

http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/5...

[Sankha Subhra]

Hi guys , I just joined .
Quite excited to hear about what you guys are reading .

Regards

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Welcome Sankha, any particular area of WW2 history that interests you?

[Sankha Subhra]

Thnx Rick .
I like to read about the European theater of the war , particularly the pre-war events and the people's lives during the war .

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Sankha, two very good subjects indeed. Here are some links to some discussion threads that may interest you:

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

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

[happy]

Welcome, welcome

Sankha and A.L.

[[deleted user]]

Hi!!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Beth and welcome to the group, nice avatar :)

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Sankha, A.L., and Beth

[happy]

beth,

welcome, welcome