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[Timothy]

Welcome, Bevan.

[Elinor]

Jeremy wrote: "Hi All, Thanks for having me.
My name is Jeremy and I am a WWII Aircaft buff.
I was born in England 1964 (Isle of Wight) so I have a little background in the ETO. I love to read about the air war..."

Jeremy, thank you so much for giving my book Bird's Eye View SIX stars ...one extra! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Beva, please feel free to join in.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Jack and a warm welcome to the group, glad you managed to find us :)

Also what an excellent book to start off the December theme read!

[Timothy]

Welcome, Jack. In the time I've been in the group, I've found them to be friendly and very knowledgeable. They've given me some great tips.

[Manray9]

Jack wrote: "Hey ya'll! I am excited to have stumbled upon this group. I have always had an interest in military history bestowed to me by my grandfather, but recently I have really found by passion in the paci..."

Welcome, Jack. You'll find plenty of new friends in this group who share your interest.

[happy]

Jack

Let me add my welcome to the group - I'm sure you'll find plenty to talk abut

With the Old Breed is indeed a classic

[Robert]

Hello, my name is Robert. I read history, but also supplement it with good historical or military fiction. I have an interest because of family members who saw service during WWII. (Also Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan)

My father was in the U.S. Coast Guard and served at Treasure Island Naval Base, a major Navy departure and receiving point for sailors in the Pacific aboard surface ships and submarines, my wife’s father saw service in the Canadian Army on the Western Front, and her uncle was an escort pilot in the Battle of the Atlantic with the RCAF.

My uncle was part of the Allied Invasion of North Africa, the invasion of Sicily, the move up through Italy and the Battle of Rome. As far as I can determine he traveled through Italy into Germany and then into France ending in Paris June 30, 1945. He was with the Signal Intelligence Service of the U.S. Army. He died in the early 1960s when I was still young, but I have a copy of a document that he left which lists all the locations he was at from his landing in Oran to Paris. Not details, just a daily and weekly list.

I am particularly interested in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and the U.S. Army as they moved toward France, the battles and events of these campaigns. I am aware of some books, but am always looking for more recommendations.

[happy]

Robert,

Welcome to the Group. I'm glad you found us.

You should be able to fatten up your TBR in the various threads ;)

[Timothy]

Welcome aboard, Robert. I'm sure you'll find the members helpful. We were just having a discussion on the thread "What Are You Reading Now?" about Rick Atkinson's "Liberation Trilogy about the European Theater. Book 1, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 is about the North African campaign. Book 2, The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 is about the Sicilian and Italian campaigns. Book 1 has great coverage of the growth of the US Army as it climbs up the learning curve in North Africa. I would highly recommend it as a great place to start.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome to the group Robert and Jack. Nice to have you here and jump right in!

[Manray9]

Robert wrote: "Hello, my name is Robert. I read history, but also supplement it with good historical or military fiction. I have an interest because of family members who saw service during WWII. (Also Vietnam, I..."

Welcome, Robert. Please pitch in!

[Thiago]

Hello, lads. I' m a 33 yr old brazilian civil servant. For many years I used Goodreads reviews when looking forward to buy a book, but only two weeks ago I created a profile here.

Recenlty I read a lot of biographies, politics and sports books, but since my grandparents came from Europe only two years after it reached its end, WWII fascinates me more than any other subject since I was a kid.

Mostly I read about the 3rd Reich and Its leaders, but I'm interested too in good books about the Pacific conflict, the Red Army and events occurred in the Balkans. Fell free to recommend it to me.

Best regards

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Thiago! Great to have you join the group and I'm pretty sure you will find something of interest here on the Pacific, Eastern and Balkan campaigns.

[Manray9]

Thiago wrote: "Hello, lads. I' m a 33 yr old brazilian civil servant. For many years I used Goodreads reviews when looking forward to buy a book, but only two weeks ago I created a profile here.

Recenlty I read ..."

Welcome, Thiago. A South American perspective will be a good addition to the group.

[Timothy]

Thiago wrote: "Hello, lads. I' m a 33 yr old brazilian civil servant..."

Welcome, Thiago!

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Jack, Robert and Thiago you are all very welcome and I hope you find the group full of interest.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Robert & Thiago, let me add my warm welcome to the group as well. Good to see you both here and I hope you enjoy your time in the group.

[Bev]

Welcome Thiago. There are lassies in tbis group too.My Dad and three uncles served in WW2 and a whole slew of great uncles plus one great aunt served in the Great War.I grew up surrounded by books on war - especially escape stories.

[Thiago]

Bev, thats awesome! Personally I know almost none girls who are interested in WWII, and thats a shame cause most of my female friends are more used to books than the guys.

thank you Rick, Geevee, Manray, Mike and Timothy

[happy]

Thiago,

Let me add my welcome to the group

Welcome, Welcome!

[Robert]

Timothy wrote: "Welcome aboard, Robert. I'm sure you'll find the members helpful. We were just having a discussion on the thread "What Are You Reading Now?" about Rick Atkinson's "Liberation Trilogy..."


Thanks Timothy. I did read Rick Atkinson's Libertion Trilogy in 2013, about the same time as I joined Goodreads. To a large extend his first two books on The War in North Africa and the War in Sicily and Italy launched me on more in depth reading about these campaigns. I have found some books that I plan to read including Torch: North Africa and the Allied Path to Victory, Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell, and Desperate Venture: The Story of Operation Torch, the Allied Invasion of North Africa. I have been able to get my hands on some of these books, but sometimes in a small city in Canada, finding copies is difficult.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

An excellent book on Monte Cassino, I hope you enjoy it Robert.

Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell by Peter Caddick-Adams

[Bevan Lewis]

Hi,

Does the Monte Cassino book include coverage of the New Zealand troops?

Cheers

Bevan

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Bevan wrote: "Hi,

Does the Monte Cassino book include coverage of the New Zealand troops?

Cheers

Bevan"

It does have some decent coverage of the N.Z. forces at Cassino.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Bevan wrote: "Hi,

Does the Monte Cassino book include coverage of the New Zealand troops?

Cheers

Bevan"

Hi Bevan,
Have you seen these two volumes of the official history of New Zealand in the Second World War. I have a number of the volumes from various series and they are very good.

These might be of interest:
Italy, Volume 1 the Sangro to Cassino
Italy, Volume 2: From Cassino to Trieste

Also a volume entitled Problems of 2 NZEF

There are two volumes from the Medical series that cover Italy too:
New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy

They are not listed on Goodreads but the full listing of the series and titles can be found at the base of this Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officia...

[Leland]

Hi my name is Leland, I'm a retired Naval Aviator and an author of WW2 Historical Fiction and mil/aviation tech adviser in Hollyweird. I have landed/cruised on 2 WW2 carriers (Midway and Lexington). Cruising through the various battle sites of WW2 on the Midway really got me interested in the history of the conflict. I started writing about it after I retired in 98. Great Group!Leland Shanle

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Leland, great to see you here and what great stories you will be able to share with your background. There are a few navy and aviation members here so you are bound to fit right in. In December we are having a group theme read on any book or books that you would like to read that cover any aspect of the fighting in the Pacific during WW2:

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

There is also a theme on books covering the 1944 Ardennes Offensive:

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

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Leland, I'm sure you'll enjoy your time with the group.

[Leland]

Thank you, I look forward to participating, especially in the Pacific. I spent a lot of time sailing and flying over the famous areas, I even did a touch and go on Iwo Jima once. That was, an eerie experience at dusk. I was surprised how small the Island was.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Nice to have another aviator in the group, welcome Leland! All flying stories are welcome, at least by me.

[Manray9]

Leland wrote: "Hi my name is Leland, I'm a retired Naval Aviator and an author of WW2 Historical Fiction and mil/aviation tech adviser in Hollyweird. I have landed/cruised on 2 WW2 carriers (Midway and Lexington)..."

Welcome, Leland. I'm a retired naval officer too -- blackshoe. What did you fly?

[Leland]

Antiques! T-28B Trojan, looked and flew like a WW2 fighter. T-2C Buckeye, jet trainer with 50's look and feel. TA-4J Skyhawk, a very fun jet to fly. My fleet bird was the EA-6B Prowler, cruised on Midway, America and Lincoln. Last tour was in a test squadron flying the F-4N/S Phantom II, the quintessential fighter. I was very lucky! In the right place at the right time. I couldn't even get through the door of a recruiter these days.

[Leland]

Mike, I love your profile picture.

[Manray9]

Leland wrote: "Antiques! T-28B Trojan, looked and flew like a WW2 fighter. T-2C Buckeye, jet trainer with 50's look and feel. TA-4J Skyhawk, a very fun jet to fly. My fleet bird was the EA-6B Prowler, cruised on ..."

That's great. I served on the staff of CARGRU Six aboard USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) from 1988-1990. Worked closely with VAQ-132. Retired in late 1995.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Leland wrote: "Mike, I love your profile picture."

Thanks, taken over Edwards AFB. Unfortunately, I wasn't flying either jet that night.

[happy]

Let me add my welcome to Leland

Welcome, Welcome!

[Timothy]

Leland wrote: "Hi my name is Leland..."

Welcome, Leland!

[Erich]

I've had a Goodreads account for some time but just recently started browsing over here in the discussion area. So I'd better post an intro. Since I already wrote one for the History forum the other day, and tried to give it some thought, I'm just going to paste that one below instead of trying to be original and writing a new one. Leland in message 218 above mentioned he was an author, so apparently that isn't verboten here. I guess that allows me to mention I have a book also (World War II narrative). OK, enough said; here's my slightly "used" intro:

I’m Erich and I’m a reader. Sounds like an AA introduction, doesn’t it! Anyway, as a new member I’m looking forward to participation here and there. By way of background, I've been reading for decades. Was once a scientist, so I like science and like to read about science topics of all kinds. But not all the time. Although most sciences—even if they study events in the past—aim for the future, I found long ago that I also liked to examine the past as an end in itself. Hence, I relish books that make that past come alive. Maybe I missed my calling and should have become a historian.

Just about everyone with an interest in history realizes much of history is unavoidably about war. War is ugly, as anyone who’s had a taste of it knows (I experienced a little of it in Vietnam, and my parents got more than just a taste of it on the losing side in Europe during World War II). Despite the brutality of war, or maybe because of it, war is a fascinating topic and I’ll admit, I’m drawn to it. Drawn enough to read about it, and drawn enough to discuss it.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Erich, nice to have you here.

[Manray9]

Erich wrote: "I've had a Goodreads account for some time but just recently started browsing over here in the discussion area. So I'd better post an intro. Since I already wrote one for the History forum the othe..."

Welcome aboard, Erich. Please don't be shy about pitching in!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Welcome to the group Erich, good to see you here. You can provide more details about your book in our author's page if you like:

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

[happy]

Welcome to the Group Erich, I'll echo Manray9, please don't be shy!

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Erich.

[Erich]

Thanks for the welcomes. I justed post some info about my book in the author section.

Last night when I went to bed I didn't feel like starting to read a new book after finishing the last one, so picked a 1942 Readers digest (Hey, it's almost like a book) that I acquired when my mother-in-law passed away and I've had on my night stand for about 2 years. While the article I'm citing here wasn't strictly war related I thought it interesting since many GIs smoked in those days. And they certainly were ad targets. The story was "Cigarette Ad Fact and Fiction" in the July issue. Some of the cig. advertising slogans of the day were: "I'd walk a mile for a Camel, Not a Cough in a Carload, Blow some my Way, Reach for a Lucky Instead of a Sweet." While maybe not as fulfilling as a book, I can recommend picking through some of these old magazines to give you some wartime context and grounding. If nothing else, there's certainly lots of authenticity for somebody's next novel or nonfiction work!

[Larry]

Hi everyone,
This really looks like a great group. I'm a huge WWII fan in just about all segments--armaments, commando training, battles (land and naval, particularly Taranto), espionage and spycraft, intelligence (MI5, MI6, Bletchley, Abwehr, SD), people (especially Churchill, Menzies, Canaris, Rommel, and Patton).
Look forward to the discussions!
Larry Loftis

[Manray9]

Larry wrote: "Hi everyone,
This really looks like a great group. I'm a huge WWII fan in just about all segments--armaments, commando training, battles (land and naval, particularly Taranto), espionage and spycra..."

Welcome, Larry.

[Larry]

Manray9 wrote: "Larry wrote: "Hi everyone,
This really looks like a great group. I'm a huge WWII fan in just about all segments--armaments, commando training, battles (land and naval, particularly Taranto), espion..."

Thanks!

[happy]

Let me add my welcome to Larry

Welcome, Welcome - please don't be shy :)

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Larry, good to see you here, I hope your find a few things of interest. Just in case your interested we have a few theme reads going at the moment:

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

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