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[Antoine]

Jesper wrote: "Hi all

Just recently joined Goodreads and this group for sure looks like a place for me.

Military history 1935-1975 - with main focus on combat aviation in WWII and the Vietnam War - is what I ..."

Welcome Jesper:

If you haven't already read it you'll enjoy James Holland's "Battle of Britain", which is particularly good on the overall organisational aspect, including ground communications and control, as well as the actual air combat. Holland's other books are equally enjoyable.

Best Wishes: Antoine

James Holland

[happy]

My tbr list just got longer :)

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

An excellent writer James Holland, I think all his WW2 books are pretty good.

[Jesper]

Thank you too for your kind welcome :-)

@ Antoine: James Holland's "Battle of Britain" added to my 'To read, so absolutely!' list. (Quite a whopper, isn't it? +900 pages?) Already enjoyed 'Fortress Malta' as audiobook. (Read by Joss Ackland)

@ happy: Good to know that I'm not the only one ;-)

[Brunhilde]

Hi Everyone. I love war/military/history books but I have to be honest when I say WW2 is probably my least favorite. But it seems like the best well written books are those about WW2 so I am expanding my horizons. I am drawn more to the Pacific Theater than the European. Some of my favorite books are "With the Old Breed" and the "Death March to Bataan."
I love to discuss the books and also the real life implications of war. Really, I love to discuss anything.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Brunhilde and welcome to the group. With the Old Breed is one of my favourites as well! I am sure you will enjoy yourself here, finding new books and authors and discussing old favourites.

by Eugene B. Sledge

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Jesper - hope you enjoy the group.

[Liam]

Hello Rick, et. al.-

I have found myself doing a bit more reading in this particular area of late (generally my interests lie more in the area of post-WWII "wars of decolonisation", etc. with particular reference to Indochina), so it seems like an opportune time to join this group. Most recently, I finished Generalmajor F.W. von Mellenthin's excellent Panzer Battles: A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Second World War a few days ago, and am speculating on whether & which of the several other WWII books in my "to read stack" to tackle next.
Perhaps unsurprisingly for this venue (GR), I have never been very communicative and have pronounced anti-social tendencies, so please do not take offense if I do not reply to a comment or question in a particularly timely fashion- I'll get around to it by-and-by, I promise! Despite the above caution, I look forward to discussing this fascinating topic with all of you...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Liam, thanks for dropping in and saying hi. Glad to hear you enjoyed von Mellenthin's book, an excellent read about German armour operations during WW2. No worries about any anti-social tendencies, as long as you don't abuse me for being Australian your fine :)

Just drop in for a chat whenever you feel like it, we will look forward to it.

by F.W. von Mellenthin

[happy]

I wish to extend a warm welcome to Liam

Enjoy your stay with us and maybe you'll pick up some ideas for more reads :D

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Brunhilde and Liam. However active or far your interest stems I hope you find the group a good place for new books and discussions.

[Darcy]

Wow, I can't believe how many people I'm already familiar with here.
I enjoy reading about war generally, particularly journalistic perspectives, spies and for some odd reason snipers. Looking at it in writing, perhaps it has something to do with the solitude (moreso then than at present) those people endure during war...anyway, this isn't the place for analysis.

I don't typically join a lot of discussions, but I do jump in from time to time.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi D, good to see you here, drop in anytime for a chat when you feel like it :)

[David]

Greetings all,
Just dropping in to say "hi" as I have recently joined this group. Doing a bit of exploring through the threads and looking forward to some historical discussions on the period. Cheers!
David

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi David, good to see you hear and I hope you find a few things of interest, any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome David - hope you enjoy the group and the discussions.

[David]

Thank you kindly. Much appreciated.

[happy]

Welcome, Welcome to D and David

[carl]

howdy to all the new folks and
Liam,

do you know of "Along Day Wanes" by Burgess?

Liam wrote: "Hello Rick, et. al.-

I have found myself doing a bit more reading in this particular area of late (generally my interests lie more in the area of post-WWII "wars of decolonisation", etc...."

[Christie]

Thanks so much for the warm welcome! As my father was a tail gunner in a bombardier group in WWI, I'm a European Theater of Operations enthusiast, to say the least. I'm looking forward to reading through the threads and chatting with those who share a similar passion. So many great books to read on the subject, never enough time.

Christie

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Christie, good to see you hear, I bet your dad had some hair raising tales to tell! I hope you find lots here to keep you interested and look forward to chatting with you in some of the threads.

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Welcome Christie

[Arcticvet]

Greetings Christie! Do you know which bomb group? I have some ties to the 96th BG myself.

[Christie]

Hello Michael and Arcticvet
My dad was in the 94th Bomb Group, 331st squadron stationed out of Bury St. Edmonds.
Thanks for the welcome messages!

[happy]

Welcome, Welcome Christie

[Christie]

Thank you Happy!

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Christie, hope you enjoy the group.

[Christie]

Hello Geevee! Really nice folks here :)

[Rob]

My name is Rob, recently joined Goodreads; and found this book club. As an avid reader of World War II this hopefully will be the perfect fit. I am retired from the Navy after 23 years of service, retiring as a Master Chief Petty Officer (E9), happily married for 23 years and have two children 22/18 - live in the beatiful state of Tennessee. Happy to be onboard!

[Arcticvet]

Welcome aboard Rob, great to have you here!

[happy]

Welcome Rob

Thanks for your service. I think you will be able to find a few books to add to your reading list:)

[Christie]

Rob wrote: "My name is Rob, recently joined Goodreads; and found this book club. As an avid reader of World War II this hopefully will be the perfect fit. I am retired from the Navy after 23 years of service, ..."

Welcome Rob! Thank you as well for your service. I haven't been a member for very long, but there are some really nice folks here. Be prepared for your TBR pile to grow at a faster pace than your read pile. :) We are technically neighbors as I live in North Carolina.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Rob and hope you enjoy the group.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Rob wrote: "My name is Rob, recently joined Goodreads; and found this book club. As an avid reader of World War II this hopefully will be the perfect fit. I am retired from the Navy after 23 years of service, ..."

Welcome Rob, this is a great place to hang out. I retired from the USAF a few years back and my daughter is on her way to her first duty station in San Diego as a proud Gunner's Mate in the USN.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Rob and welcome to the group, with your background you should hopefully enjoy your time here.

[Antoine]

Rob wrote: "My name is Rob, recently joined Goodreads; and found this book club. As an avid reader of World War II this hopefully will be the perfect fit. I am retired from the Navy after 23 years of service, ..."

Hello Rob!

Greetings from the UK - and looking forward to your suggestions and contributions. I'm a WW1 and WW2 Buff as well as being interested in military, naval and general history of the 19th Century. I've also walked many of the American Civil War battlefields as well as European ones. There can't have been many Westerners looking over Stalingrad (then called Volgograd) in 1971!

[carl]

Tennessee? ah ok, what the heck, welcome ...


Rob wrote: "My name is Rob, ...live in the beautiful state of Tennessee "

[Colin]

Hello all, I am Colin Heaton,a Goodreads author, and I just joined this group. For more info my website is at lewisheatonbooks.com

See you soon

[happy]

Colin,

Wecome Welcome

[Colin]

Thanks very much. Working on a new book right now, so I will not have a lot of time, but will visit once per day.

[Christie]

Welcome to the group Colin.

[Colin]

Thanks very much, I look forward to any discussions.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Welcome to the group Colin, you can post details of your books on the site in this thread:

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

[Colin]

Thanks Rick.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Colin feel free to join in and of course add details of your books to the authors thread as you want.

[Colin]

Thanks.

[Anne]

I have been on Goodreads for over a year, but this is the first group I've joined. I tend to read biographies/autobiographies and socio/anthropological books on WWII, but I would like to read books as a group and discuss. I see the group is reading The Liberator, can anyone tell me how it works? Like a discussion at the end? Thanks! Anne

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Anne, welcome to the group, I hope you find a few things here to keep you interested for a while. In regards to group reads you can read at your own pace and discuss aspects of the book when ever you feel like it. If it's possible we try to use the 'spoiler' function so we don't give away key accounts of the book for those who may be behind you, here is the thread for The Liberator so you can check it out to get an idea of how it runs:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I forgot to mention Colin that I have your latest book on Marseille waiting to be read, I'm looking forward to it.

by Colin D. Heaton

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Anne wrote: "I have been on Goodreads for over a year, but this is the first group I've joined. I tend to read biographies/autobiographies and socio/anthropological books on WWII, but I would like to read books..."

Hi Anne and welcome to the group. Many of us have varied interests including - for me - the home fronts, administration/supply/manufacturing and the behaviour of people in situations such as occupation. Feel free to recommend books and join in the threads.