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[Christie]

Welcome to the group Anne!

[happy]

Anne,

Welcome to the group.

[Tacgo]

Hi k- thanks for the welcome to the group....

Just wanted to say - I just finished reading a marvelous book (although I now find it is over a year old) but thought it was very incisive and informative - and presented a whole new view of the Luftwaffe and the Nazi hierarchy......

The German Aces Speak: World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders 0 by Heaton, Lewis & Guttman.....

How did others find the book???

I now would like to find a comparable book from the Brits......

I look forward to being part of the group.....

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Tacgo,

Good to see you here, you might be interested to know that the author of The German Aces Speak has just recently joined the group as well.

by Colin D. Heaton

I will also post your question about a good book on British aces in this thread of the group:

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

[Tacgo]

And I now just saw Colin Heaton's new book - on Marseille - so I just drove the library nuts - in putting it on request for me.....can't wait....

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I've got a copy already and it looks pretty good, not much about on Marseille eh!

by Colin D. Heaton

[happy]

I don't think I have had the oppurtunity to Welcome Tacgo

Welcome

[carl]

Welcome Anne. gee can you give me a fer
example of an anthropological WW2 book?

[Christie]

Welcome to the group Tacgo.

[Colin]

To all, before youbuy any of our books from bookstores, look at our website. We will sell signed copies. We give part of the money to charity. Visit our website

[Christie]

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..."

Welcome tot the group Anne. The great thing about this group is that you can share what you are currently reading and chances are that someone has already read the book and will start a conversation or will want to add to their TBR list. There are a variety of threads that address a wide range of interests, so when you get a chance check them out. As for biographies/autobiographies, I have read several outstanding ones from those that were close to Hitler as well as quite a few from those who fought in the European Theater of Operations, both Allied and Axis participants. I highly recommend the following books for your consideration:
and my favorite

I have a ton more and if you want any specifics on the above, let me know.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Hi Tacgo welcome to the group. I have a couple of ideas on RAF/Commonwealth books and will post in the other thread.

[Anne]

Hi all:

Carl: in terms of socio- anthropological WWII books, what I mean to say is that I am Interested in the the way that WWII affected different cultural, regional, and political groups. (i.e comparing and contrasting the story of a Holocaust survivor with that of someone on the Bataan Death March.)

I recently went a different direction and started Rick Atkinson's An Army at Dawn, to broaden my understanding of strategic military and logistical operations, especially in N Africa.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Anne,

I hope you enjoy the first book of Rick Atkinson's trilogy, let us know what you think of it once you have finished.

by Rick Atkinson

[Jwduke]

I am John Wayne Keeley and I will have been in the Army for six years this Jan. I am currently in South Korea, which is cool because my Gpa fought here. I am headed to WA in Jan. I was in Operation Iraqi Freedom Five, aka The Surge. I was in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, when Muqtada Al Sadr, leader of the Shia Militias, broke the truce with USF. That was something else. I was also in Operation Iraqi Freedom Seven and Operation New Dawn. I am interested in commanders decision making in WWII and WWI, as well as tactics and strategy. I also enjoy campaign maps. What I am looking for in this groups is mentors, students,teachers, etc in the profession of war. Not many people study war as a profession. If you do, please look me up. I am also attending classes at the American Military University. Going back to my family history, interestingly I had relatives on all European fronts fighting each other during WWII. Needless to say my family has a unique prospective. Family Reunions are interesting here in the states. I hope to get to one in Germany. I think I blabbed enough lol.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi John,

Good to see you here and hopefully you will find some topics/threads/forums and books to keep you interested for a while.

Your family background sounds a bit like mine, a mixture of Scot's, Prussian & French all mixed up in Australia :)

[happy]

Welcome John

Thank you for your service to our country.

[Christie]

Jwduke wrote: "I am John Wayne Keeley and I will have been in the Army for six years this Jan. I am currently in South Korea, which is cool because my Gpa fought here. I am headed to WA in Jan. I was in Operation..."

Welcome John and thank you for your service. My grandfather fought in WWI and my father fought in WWII. I need to trace the family history to see if there were any Civil War vets. Very cool that you are attending the American Military University. There are a lot of really knowledgeable folks in this group so you should enjoy this interactive forum.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Jwduke wrote: "I am John Wayne Keeley and I will have been in the Army for six years this Jan. I am currently in South Korea, which is cool because my Gpa fought here. I am headed to WA in Jan. I was in Operation..."

Welcome John, looking forward to your perspective on tactics and strategy, looks like you have had some hands' on experience recently. You will find some interesting info here. Thanks for serving.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Hi John,
Welcome to the group and hope you enjoy your time here.

[Jonathan]

I just wanted to say hello to everyone. I have been writing on the US Army in WW2 and WW1 for a very long time. I pride myself that every book or article I do is something new- not rehashed compilations from other books. Unfortunately, most of my stuff is word of mouth so those people who are really into a subject know my books, but the people who only read best sellers or what’s on the display tables generally don’t.

These days I don’t read a lot of published books on the war, but mainly original period documents. Most of what I see published is the same old thing, or written by someone why thinks “it would be fun to write a book on WW2.” (note: that is a direct quote form a fellow I met working on a book for a major publisher. His only other work had been a generic novel.

I write a lot of material on the development of uniforms and personal equipment. A lot of it is published overseas as they have a lot more serious interest in that stuff. I am the former editor of G.I. Journal, and the former US editor of Militaria Magazine. I daresay I am the only person to have a run of QMC specifications in my personal collection of documents.

I am a harsh reviewer. I will trash books many people think are OK if I see too many errors or use of too many secondary sources. Every time a mediocre book is published, it means that someone out there who may have a better book on the subject gets told “sorry, there is already book X, and it didn’t sell very well so we’ll pass on yours.” Then there are people like Joe Balkoski and Mark Bando who really know their subjects, far better than those that make the best seller lists.

Spearheading D Day: American Special Units Of The Normandy Invasion

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Jonathan,

Good to see you here, I hope you will join in some of the discussions on the various threads when you get time.

I will list your introduction and book on our author's page:

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

[Christie]

Jonathan wrote: "I just wanted to say hello to everyone. I have been writing on the US Army in WW2 and WW1 for a very long time. I pride myself that every book or article I do is something new- not rehashed compila..."

Welcome to the group Jonathan. I look forward to your comments and contributions.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Jonathan. I've not come across your books before - I'm in the UK - but one that has caught my eye is by Jonathan Gawne

[Jonathan]

If that interests you, do check out www.ghostarmy.com, which is the site of a documentary on the unit I have been consulting on.

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Welcome to all our new members.

[happy]

Welcome Jonathon

[Christi]

Thanks, Michael.

[Christie]

Welcome to the group Christi.

[Cate's Book Nut Hut]

Hi all, where have you been hiding? I'm a bit of a WWII history nut, both fiction and non-fiction, and covered this period for my History degree dissertation a while back. Am looking forward to discovering some new treasures through the group, and having some interesting discussions with like minded folks :)

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

You found the right place Cate. Welcome to our little hideaway!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Cate,

Glad you found us, hopefully you will find a few things here to keep you busy for a while.

[Christie]

Welcome aboard Cate. You've come to the right group.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Christi and Cate and please feel free to join in.

[happy]

Welcome, Welcome

Cate and Christi

[Enrico]

Hi everybody, I'm a new entry in this group.
Enrico

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Enrico, great to see you here, I hope you find a few things to keep you interested.

[happy]

Welcome Enrico

I sure you can increase your "To Be Read" list here

I know mine has increased :D

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Enrico - feel free to join in.

[Christie]

Welcome aboard Enrico! Nice to have you.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Enrico. Loved the pictures of Naples on your website. Reminded me of the 3 years I lived in Napoli (actually in Varcaturo just north of the city)

[Lee]

This sounds like a group I will enjoy a lot. I am looking forward to hearing what others are reading and what they think.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Glad to see you here Lee. I do hope you find a few of the discussions & threads of interest and look forward to chatting with you about some great books.

[Christie]

Welcome to the group Lee.

[Enrico]

Mike wrote: "Welcome Enrico. Loved the pictures of Naples on your website. Reminded me of the 3 years I lived in Napoli (actually in Varcaturo just north of the city)"

Thanks Mike, I guess you worked for US Forces in Naples. I hope you had great time here

[Cleo]

My name is Cleo and I'm so glad that I found this group!l One of my challenges for 2013 is to learn about World War II. I'm ashamed to say I know very little about it and my goal is to read at least 7-10 books this year to enhance my minimal knowledge. I've already seen some great recommendations from this group so I'm happy to get started. I've begun to read by Caroline Moorehead which I notice is already set up as a Buddy Read.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Cleo, good to see you hear and I hope you find a few good discussions and books to keep you going throughout the year. Please add to the comments in the buddy read thread for A Train in Winter as I am sure the other members would love to chat to you about the book.

[happy]

Welcome Welcome

Lee and Cleo

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Welcome Lee and Cleo - I hope you both find the group of interest.

[Christie]

Cleo wrote: "My name is Cleo and I'm so glad that I found this group!l One of my challenges for 2013 is to learn about World War II. I'm ashamed to say I know very little about it and my goal is to read at le..."

Hello Cleo and welcome to the group. Glad to hear you are reading
. As you will see from my posts on the BR thread I really enjoyed it.
This group will be very helpful for you to get great recommendations of books of interest on WWII. You will get many more than you bargained for, trust me on that one :)