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[Jeff]

Welcome aboard Leigh! And as a recent retiree I concur, more time for reading! One of my earliest influences was a comic book telling the story of Kokoda ... boy was I hooked after that!

[Manray9]

Leigh wrote: "Hi I'm Leigh
I am an Australian who discovered his love of military history at an early age. It started with a book about VC winner's ( Which I still have today) and Commando comics but then that l..."

Welcome, Leigh.

[Jonny]

Welcome aboard Leigh. Commando (and Battle) have a lot to answer for!

[Marc]

Welcome to the group Leigh.

[Kenneth]

Hi everybody.
I’m Ken and have been history buff for as long as I’ve been reading. I’ve always gravitated towards World War II and used book stores are my weakness. I’ve been fortunate in that my travels always seem to take me near many of our floating museums or air museums. Washington DC, Boston, Groton, San Francisco, Chicago, and this past year I visited Pearl Harbor. It was trip I’ll never forget. This year, I’m looking to do New Orleans and visit the WWII museum there. I’ve heard great things about it. Thanks for having me,

Ken

[Jeff]

Welcome Ken, have heard the same god things RE New Orleans.
Happy reading!
Jeff

[Marc]

Welcome to the group Ken. Sounds like you've hit many of the major museums here in the U.S.--how about in other countries?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Leigh and Ken and a warm welcome to the group, I hope you both enjoy yourselves here.

[zed]

Hi Leigh and Ken

[Kenneth]

Marc wrote: "Welcome to the group Ken. Sounds like you've hit many of the major museums here in the U.S.--how about in other countries?"

I have not been to any countries where anything WWII was on display. Once my kids get old enough to appreciate it, I'd like visit various European and Pacific battlefields and museums. I think seeing this period through the other sides eyes will be very interesting.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Ken, nice to have you here. You will get some great tips and advice from the group on planning those battlefield and museum tours.

[happy]

I wish to add my welcome to Leigh and Ken

Welcome, Welcome!!

[Marc]

Ken wrote: "Marc wrote: "Welcome to the group Ken. Sounds like you've hit many of the major museums here in the U.S.--how about in other countries?"

I have not been to any countries where anything WWII was on..."

I was fortunate to finally get to the Imperial War Museum in London last year--only took me a bit under 40 years!

[[deleted user]]

Ken wrote: "Hi everybody.
I’m Ken and have been history buff for as long as I’ve been reading. I’ve always gravitated towards World War II and used book stores are my weakness. I’ve been fortunate in that my t..."

Hi, Ken,
My dad survived Pearl Harbor, so I have the same interest you do. Here's a link to my book if you're interested:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N2R4EKN/...

[Jeff]

Concur RE Imperial War museum and also in London is Churchill's "secret bunker" ... http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchil...

Another interesting WWII "museum" is the Pegasus Bridge Café Gondrée, first bar liberated on D-Day. An excellent historic stop (and have a calvados for me!).


https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...

[Kenneth]

Liz wrote: "Ken wrote: "Hi everybody.
I’m Ken and have been history buff for as long as I’ve been reading. I’ve always gravitated towards World War II and used book stores are my weakness. I’ve been fortunate ..."

Thanks, Liz. It sounds like a very interesting book and the kind of content that would be right up my alley.

[[deleted user]]

Ken wrote: "Liz wrote: "Ken wrote: "Hi everybody.
I’m Ken and have been history buff for as long as I’ve been reading. I’ve always gravitated towards World War II and used book stores are my weakness. I’ve bee..."

Thanks, Ken, you are most kind. Liz

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Leigh wrote: "Hi I'm Leigh
I am an Australian who discovered his love of military history at an early age. It started with a book about VC winner's ( Which I still have today) and Commando comics but then that l..."

Welcome Leigh. You're very welcome here. Your intro sounds a lot like how my interest was sparked and grew as a lad.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Ken wrote: "Hi everybody.
I’m Ken and have been history buff for as long as I’ve been reading. I’ve always gravitated towards World War II and used book stores are my weakness. I’ve been fortunate in that my t..."

Welcome to the group Ken. Feel free to join in, and there's lots of folk here who can offer ideas on visits and trips.

[hans wempe]

hello all. my name is Hans and live in the Netherlands. i read a lot. only about military things and a bit about sharks and music. i have about a 1000 books and about 200 digital books on amazon.

[Manray9]

hans wempe wrote: "hello all. my name is Hans and live in the Netherlands. i read a lot. only about military things and a bit about sharks and music. i have about a 1000 books and about 200 digital books on amazon."

Welcome, Hans. Please pitch in!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Hans and welcome to the group, we have heaps of sharks over here in Australia :)

[Marc]

hans wempe wrote: "hello all. my name is Hans and live in the Netherlands. i read a lot. only about military things and a bit about sharks and music. i have about a 1000 books and about 200 digital books on amazon."

Welcome to the group! Feel free to jump into any and all conversations!

[zed]

Welcome Hans.

[Shirley]

I am Shirley McAllister. I live in the Pacific Northwest U.S. I recently retired after 33 years and have more time to read. History has always been interesting to me. I read a lot of historical fiction as well as true accounts. I am especially interested in WWII period books. I also read Civil War U S books as well as the Amerrican Frontier period. I am hoping to find some verification of some events mentioned in some of the books I have read although they are mostly fictional stories.

[Dj]

Shirley wrote: "I am Shirley McAllister. I live in the Pacific Northwest U.S. I recently retired after 33 years and have more time to read. History has always been interesting to me. I read a lot of historical fic..."

Welcome. If your ever in Lincoln City Oregon, Robert's Books at the Beach has a very nice used WWII section.
DJ

[Shirley]

Thank you DJ. I have never been to Lincoln City but have a daughter in Cottage Grove, I have been there a couple of times. I am in Idaho.

[Manray9]

Shirley wrote: "I am Shirley McAllister. I live in the Pacific Northwest U.S. I recently retired after 33 years and have more time to read. History has always been interesting to me. I read a lot of historical fic..."

Welcome, Shirley. Please don't be reluctant to pitch in.

[zed]

Welcome Shirley.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Shirley and welcome to the group.

[Dj]

Shirley wrote: "Thank you DJ. I have never been to Lincoln City but have a daughter in Cottage Grove, I have been there a couple of times. I am in Idaho."

I don't know to much about book stores in Idaho. Just Portland and Lincoln City, where my two favorites are. Although Powell's will let you order online.

[[deleted user]]

Shirley wrote: "I am Shirley McAllister. I live in the Pacific Northwest U.S. I recently retired after 33 years and have more time to read. History has always been interesting to me. I read a lot of historical fic..."
HI, Shirley,

You're not related to Susan McAllister are you? She is a midwesterner whose dad was in the same Signal Co. as my dad in the war. Liz

[Shirley]

I don't know it is my married name. My husband is Bill Gene McAllister he is from Emmett, Idaho.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Hans and Shirley, nice to have you join us.

[Colin]

Welcome aboard!

[Marc]

Welcome to the group, Shirley!

[Bruno]

Hi, sorry that I did not introduce myself earlier. I joined this group last week. I love history, and one particular period of history that I am interested in is WWII , a.o. for the unprecedented scope and scale of the conflict and of the changes it will bring to the world. I look forward to read interesting contributions and suggestions of books to read about WWII. I have reviewed a few books about WWII. If some of you are interested, please have a look at some of the reviews I wrote on my page. I will be happy to hear your views. Cheers. Bruno

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Bruno and welcome to the group, I hope you find a few things of interest in the various threads.

[zed]

Welcome Bruno.

[Marc]

Welcome to the group, Bruno. Don’t be shy about asking for recommendations, but be prepared to receive lots of them!

[Leigh]

Welcome Shirley and Bruno!!

[Leo]

Hello from Houston suburbia. I love to read and get to proofread and copy edit for about a dozen authors. One of my favorite subjects is WWII. One of my favorite books is The Bridge at Remagen. I'm glad to have found this group.

[Leigh]

Leo wrote: "Hello from Houston suburbia. I love to read and get to proofread and copy edit for about a dozen authors. One of my favorite subjects is WWII. One of my favorite books is The Bridge at Remagen. I'm..."

Welcome Leo ... I agree The Bridge at Remagen is an great read (I also didn't mind the movie.)

[Manray9]

Leo wrote: "Hello from Houston suburbia. I love to read and get to proofread and copy edit for about a dozen authors. One of my favorite subjects is WWII. One of my favorite books is The Bridge at Remagen. I'm..."

Welcome, Leo.

[Marc]

Welcome to the group, Leo!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Leo and welcome to the group, I hope you find a few more books and authors of interest here.

[zed]

Welcome Leo.

[happy]

Wow, I don't look at this thread for a couple of days and a bunch of new people join us

Let me add my welcome to Leo, Shirley and Leo!!

I look forward to hearing more from ya'll!

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Bruno and Leo, nice to have you join in.

[Colin]

Leo wrote: "Hello from Houston suburbia. I love to read and get to proofread and copy edit for about a dozen authors. One of my favorite subjects is WWII. One of my favorite books is The Bridge at Remagen. I'm..."

One of my late friends flew a Me-262 to try and bomb that bridge.