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['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Ryan and let me be the first to welcome you to our group, glad to see you here.

[Manray9]

P. wrote: "Hi. I'm Ryan Hembree and an avid reader of all things World War II. I just finished NIMITZ by E. B. Potter. Pshew-a lot of reading but a great review of the Pacific war. Such courage and sacrifice ..."

Welcome, Ryan.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Nice to have you join the group Ryan.

[Marc]

Welcome aboard, Ryan.

[Ellen]

Hi all,
Lately I have been reading several novels set in WWII, seeing movies about the War, and being drawn into its history and the lessons we can learn from it, and from the people who lived through it. Among the latter were my parents . Dad was a G.I. who fought in Europe, and my mom was the French girl he met and married.
I look forward to following the various threads here, and sharing our mutual interest in WWII.
Best,
Ellen

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome to our little group Ellen. What a wonderful personal connection you have to WWII.

[Marc]

Welcome to the group, Ellen.

[P.]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Ryan and let me be the first to welcome you to our group, glad to see you here."
Thanks for the welcome.

[P.]

Manray9 wrote: "P. wrote: "Hi. I'm Ryan Hembree and an avid reader of all things World War II. I just finished NIMITZ by E. B. Potter. Pshew-a lot of reading but a great review of the Pacific war. Such courage and..."

Thanks for the welcome.

[P.]

Mike wrote: "Nice to have you join the group Ryan."

Thanks for the welcome.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Ellen and welcome to the group, I hope you find a few of the threads of interest.

[Chris]

Hello

Looking forward to discussing WWII books that We read. Most recently finished Avenue of Spies, which I truly enjoyed.

Chris

[Sweetwilliam]

Welcome Chris.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome to the group Chris.

[Marc]

Glad to have you aboard Chris!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Chris and welcome to the group.

[Anam]

Hi Everyone,

I have just joined this group. I am an I.R student and a proud Bibliophile! I enjoy reading War, both in fiction and non-fiction.

Really looking forward to have discussions and great book recommendations.
Happy Reading to all :)
Thanks,
Anam

[Manray9]

Anam wrote: "Hi Everyone,

I have just joined this group. I am an I.R student and a proud Bibliophile! I enjoy reading War, both in fiction and non-fiction.

Really looking forward to have discussions and great..."

Welcome, Anam.

[Marc]

Anam wrote: "Hi Everyone,

I have just joined this group. I am an I.R student and a proud Bibliophile! I enjoy reading War, both in fiction and non-fiction.

Really looking forward to have discussions and great..."

Welcome aboard, Anam! The recommendations will come fast and hard, all you have to do is ask!

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Anam wrote: "Hi Everyone,..."

Welcome to the group Anam. If you have space on your bookshelf we can help fill it...!

[zed]

Hi Chris and Anam.

[Sweetwilliam]

Hello Anam

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Anam and welcome to the group.

[happy]

Let me add my welcome to Chris, Ellen, P. and anyone else I've missed

Welcome, Welcome!!

[Laurance]

Hello all,
I'm Laurance, I moved to Finland 5 years ago and since then have buried my head in as many Finnish history books as I could find.
Being an Army brat and then a Territorial, I have been interested in the Military since I can remember and my obsession has only grown with my length and girth ;)
Can reading "The Naval War. in the Baltic: 1939-1845" by Poul Grooss and so far I'm really impressed with the content. Definitely a must read for WW2 fans as it looks at an often overlooked part of the conflict.

[happy]

Laurance,

Let me be the first to welcome you to the Group

Welcome, Welcome!!

A word of warning, be prepared to have your TBR list explode :)

[Anam]

Laurance wrote: "Hello all,
I'm Laurance, I moved to Finland 5 years ago and since then have buried my head in as many Finnish history books as I could find.
Being an Army brat and then a Territorial, I have been i..."

Hi Laurence and welcome to the group. I am also a new member.
Happy Reading!

[Anam]

Hi everyone,
I am much interested to read about Jews.
I'll be grateful if you all share your most fav Fiction or Non-Fiction read about Jewish culture and Holocaust.

Thanks and Happy Reading.

[Marc]

Anam wrote: "Hi everyone,
I am much interested to read about Jews.
I'll be grateful if you all share your most fav Fiction or Non-Fiction read about Jewish culture and Holocaust.

Thanks and Happy Reading."

Welcome Anam and Laurance!

Anam, I read this book earlier this year and found it to be one of the best I've read in quite some time:

Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

[Tony]

Anam wrote: "Hi everyone,
I am much interested to read about Jews.
I'll be grateful if you all share your most fav Fiction or Non-Fiction read about Jewish culture and Holocaust.

Thanks and Happy Reading."

Welcome Anam (and Laurance!). There are so many good books on the Holocaust, and there's a whole discussion on here devoted to Holocaust books. I'm sure you'll get lots of recommendations. Two books that have really stayed with me are:

The Holocaust

and

Forgotten Voices of The Holocaust: A new history in the words of the men and women who survived.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Anam wrote: "Hi everyone,
I am much interested to read about Jews.
I'll be grateful if you all share your most fav Fiction or Non-Fiction read about Jewish culture and Holocaust.

Thanks and Happy Reading."

Hi Anam and welcome to the group. If your interested here is a link to our page/thread on the Holocaust:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Laurance wrote: "Hello all,
I'm Laurance, I moved to Finland 5 years ago and since then have buried my head in as many Finnish history books as I could find.
Being an Army brat and then a Territorial, I have been i..."

Hi Laurance and welcome to the group, I am sure you will find a few good books to add to your reading list :)

[Kimberly]

Hello, and welcome to the group chat from a writer in Longview, Texas--home of the Big Inch Pipeline which helped fuel the Allies jeeps, tanks, trucks, ships, and airplanes.

[happy]

Welcome to the group Kimberly!

Do you have any particular area that you specialize in?

[Pramodya]

Hi everyone! I couldn't introduce myself to the group because I've been super busy and STILL am with my exams.
But I'm REALLY excited to be a part of this group. History is my absolute favourite genre to read and the time period of the second world war is one of my most favourite subjects! So being include here with other people who share the same love for this era is amazing. I'm really excited to meet all of you! :D

[happy]

Pramodya,

Let me be the first to Welcome you to the group

Welcome, Welcome!!!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Pramodya, welcome to the group and the best of luck on your exams.

[Dimitri]

Anam wrote: "Hi everyone,
I am much interested to read about Jews.
I'll be grateful if you all share your most fav Fiction or Non-Fiction read about Jewish culture and Holocaust.

Thanks and Happy Reading."

Welcome Anam.

Help yourself to my holocaust shelf for 49 pieces of inspiration.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Also, maybe this nice lady shares your interests:

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5...

[Dimitri]

Pramodya wrote: "Hi everyone! I couldn't introduce myself to the group because I've been super busy and STILL am with my exams.
But I'm REALLY excited to be a part of this group. History is my absolute favourite g..."

Welcome Pramodya, any particular aspect of WWII with which we can make your head explode in the form of a book recommendation avalanche ?

[zed]

Welcome to our new members.

[Marc]

Dimitri wrote: "Pramodya wrote: "Hi everyone! I couldn't introduce myself to the group because I've been super busy and STILL am with my exams.
But I'm REALLY excited to be a part of this group. History is my abs..."

Welcome Pramodya!

Dimitri doesn't lie--prepare to be overwhelmed with book recommendations!

[Suz]

Welcome!

[Pramodya]

happy wrote: "Pramodya,

Let me be the first to Welcome you to the group

Welcome, Welcome!!!"
Yaay! :D

[Pramodya]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Pramodya, welcome to the group and the best of luck on your exams."

Thank you! :D

[Pramodya]

Dimitri wrote: "Pramodya wrote: "Hi everyone! I couldn't introduce myself to the group because I've been super busy and STILL am with my exams.
But I'm REALLY excited to be a part of this group. History is my abs..."

omg thank you! I do have quite a few. I do find it hard to come across narratives of the WWII from the germans perspective. That would be an interesting perspective to read i think.

I'm also interested in anything to do with some of the great battles that were fought in WWII. Like the battle for normandy, Iwo Jima, and the D-day allied invasion. I don't know which ones are the best.

[Pramodya]

Marc wrote: "Dimitri wrote: "Pramodya wrote: "Hi everyone! I couldn't introduce myself to the group because I've been super busy and STILL am with my exams.
But I'm REALLY excited to be a part of this group. H..."
Haha. Thanks. And I'm ready. You can hit me with all those book recommendations now. :D

[Pramodya]

Suz wrote: "Welcome!"

Thank you. :D

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome to the group, Pramodya. Stand by for the wave of book recommendations surely coming your way!

[Marc]

Pramodya wrote: "Dimitri wrote: "Pramodya wrote: "Hi everyone! I couldn't introduce myself to the group because I've been super busy and STILL am with my exams.
But I'm REALLY excited to be a part of this group. H..."

Let the tidal wave begin...

Books from the German perspective:

Luftwaffe
I Flew for the Führer

The First and The Last

The German Aces Speak: World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders

The German Aces Speak II: World War II Through the Eyes of Four More of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders

U-Boats
Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-boat Battles of World War II

U-Boat Adventures: Firsthand Accounts from World War II

Waffen SS
The Black March: The Personal Story of an S.S. Man

Grenadiers: The Story of Waffen SS General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer (Stackpole Military History): The Story of Waffen SS General Kurt ... of Waffen SS General Kurt Panzer Meyer

Germans at Normandy
Invasion! They're Coming!: The German Account of the D-Day Landings and the 80 Days Battle for France

The Germans in Normandy

That's just a taste. There will be plenty more to come!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Just to add one more title to Mar's excellent list, my favourite book as told from a German perspective is this title:

In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front by Gottlob Herbert Bidermann