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[Suz]

Hello! Welcome to the group!

[happy]

Welcome to the group, John!

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome to the group Steve and John. Very nice to have you join us.

[Marco Tulio]

Hi everyone.
Lawyer in his late 30s here.
Read Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" this December, and I can't seem to stop reading about WW2. Joined mainly, to get suggestions about what to read next.
:D

[Leigh]

Hi Steve, John and Marco

Welcome and looking forward to your input!

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Marco, great to have you join. We might have a suggestion or two ....

[Liz V.]

Mike wrote: "Welcome Marco, great to have you join. We might have a suggestion or two ...."

The small print says. . . 😏

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Marco Tulio wrote: "Hi everyone.
Lawyer in his late 30s here.
Read Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" this December, and I can't seem to stop reading about WW2. Joined mainly, to get suggestions about wha..."

Welcome to the group Marco, I am sure you wont lack for suggestions. Any particular area of WW2 you are keen on reading about next?

[Marc]

John wrote: "Thanks for including me in this group. I am a mid 60’s Canadian and have been an avid history buff since my early teens. ‘Japanese Destroyer Captain’ was my first buy. ( I’ve still got it). My inte..."

Welcome aboard, John. I've had "Japanese Destroyer Captain" on my shelf for many years and I'm finally going to get around to reading it this year!

[Marc]

Marco Tulio wrote: "Hi everyone.
Lawyer in his late 30s here.
Read Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" this December, and I can't seem to stop reading about WW2. Joined mainly, to get suggestions about wha..."

Welcome to the group, Marco. We can suggest dozens and dozens of books for you, just give us an idea of what you're interested in!

[Jonny]

Welcome to Steve, John, Marco and anyone else who I've not welcomed while ice been ignoring this thread.... do yourselves a favour, put up new bookshelves now, beat the rush!

[Marcello]

Thank you for having me. I teach American History and look forward to the great recommendations. Best, Marcello

[Marc]

Welcome, Marcello. Recommendations are our specialty!

[John]

Good to hear from you all.
It’s been a while since I posted/contributed.
Has anyone taken a look at my one and only book about WW2?
‘RELUCTANT HERO’ - is a true story about my dad, Bill, who survived as a Lancaster bomber pilot - when so many perished.
I’d be interested in any comments, good or bad...
John Hickman

[happy]

Let me add my welcome to Marco

Welcome, Welcome

You will definitely get some suggestions on what to read next!

[Steve]

Still on my two year project of finding info on a family relative that was in WWII. After hours combing through Navy Roll calls I finally found some info. I knew he served on subs throughout the war and narrowed my search to ships in the '43-'44. Any of these ring a bell ?
Besugo
SS-321
6/19/44

Tuna
SD-62
12/31/43

Barb
SS-220
11/30/43

[Manray9]

Steve wrote: "Still on my two year project of finding info on a family relative that was in WWII. After hours combing through Navy Roll calls I finally found some info. I knew he served on subs throughout the wa..."

Steve: USS BARB (SS-220) was commanded by Eugene Fluckey, who earned the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses. Fluckey, along with Dick O'Kane and Mush Morton, was among the most celebrated U.S. sub skippers. He dropped a landing party in Japan to blow up a train. The episode was recreated in the WW II movie Destination Tokyo starring Cary Grant and John Garfield.

See:

Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II by Eugene Fluckey

[Liz V.]

USS Besuga
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/...

Didn't check other two.

[Steve]

Nice, I knew people would come through!

[Marc]

Steve wrote: "Nice, I knew people would come through!"

Fluckey's book is one of the best personal accounts of U.S. submarines in World War II. Definitely worth reading.

[Colin]

I met Admiral Fluckey many years ago. He was a great guy, great sense of humor. When I asked him about blowing up the train and why, he said "because the Japs did not have enough decency run rail across the water, which I thought was very inconsiderate of them."

[carl]

Sven Hassel? oh that is great, a guilty pleasure indeed. Welcome !

R.J. wrote: "Greetings from Scotland, my name's Mac,

[David]

Hi everyone, I joined a few weeks ago.

I am an avid reader and modeller, mainly WW11. Its fgood to read everones thread, and I will post once in a while.

David
(another Aussie)

[happy]

Welcome to the Group, David!

[Liz V.]

Hello David.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

David wrote: "Hi everyone, I joined a few weeks ago.

I am an avid reader and modeller, mainly WW11. Its fgood to read everones thread, and I will post once in a while.

David
(another Aussie)"

Hi David and welcome to the group, good to see another Aussie here :)

[Dan]

Welcome David.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

David wrote: "Hi everyone, I joined a few weeks ago.

I am an avid reader and modeller, mainly WW11. Its fgood to read everones thread, and I will post once in a while.

David
(another Aussie)"

Welcome to the group David, great to have you join us.

[Susan]

Hi. I have just joined the group.
My parents endured the Blitz in London, and my late father loved to reminisce about his wartime experiences, particularly as he grew older. I am thinking of writing a novel based on his stories.

However, my main interest is the Holocaust. I live in Israel - although I do have an Australian daughter-in-law - so I hope I can be considered party of the family. I would like to tell the group (or Holocaust sub-group) about my recently published novel "Of Bitter Herbs and Sweet Confections" based on my late mother-in-law's wartime experiences.
Is that OK?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Susan, welcome to the group. You can post full details of your novel in our author's page and in the novels thread:

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

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

[Dimitri]

Susan wrote: "Hi. I have just joined the group. My parents endured the Blitz in London, and my late father loved to reminisce about his wartime experiences, particularly as he grew older. I am thinking of writin..."

Welcome Susan, we have a rich Holocaust topic for you to mine. And plenty of Blitz all over the place.

[Colin]

You may like my book "Occupation and Insurgency" which deals with war crimes/holocaust issues. Plenty of interview material as well. Go to my website at www.heatonlewisbooks.com and go to the page titled "The Buchenwald Story."

[Susan]

Colin wrote: "You may like my book "Occupation and Insurgency" which deals with war crimes/holocaust issues. Plenty of interview material as well. Go to my website at www.heatonlewisbooks.com and go to the page ..."


Thanks Colin

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

A welcome to all our recent new members. It's good to have you all here and the group is a great place for chatting books, and don't be shy we look forward to your input, recommendations and general chat.

[Jonny]

Welcome to the group Susan, I can only echo Geevee's comments, and warn you to hang on to your wallet...

[Susan]

Jonny wrote: "Welcome to the group Susan, I can only echo Geevee's comments, and warn you to hang on to your wallet..."

Duly warned. Thanks :-)

[Dj]

Susan wrote: "Jonny wrote: "Welcome to the group Susan, I can only echo Geevee's comments, and warn you to hang on to your wallet..."

Duly warned. Thanks :-)"

No one here is going to take it, but your TBR will grow at an exponential rate.

[happy]

Welcome to the group, Susan!

As noted - unless you have access to a good library, your check book will take a beating :)

[Marc]

happy wrote: "Welcome to the group, Susan!

As noted - unless you have access to a good library, your check book will take a beating :)"

Susan, you may want to look into a good credit card with a rewards program! Welcome aboard!

[RM(Alwaysdaddygirl)]

Aloha All,

Mahalo Rick for the warm and informative greeting message! My love of history comes from my daddy. Not being stuck up, I have a bachelor's degree in history. I also have an online internship with one of the history news website.

I am trying to get these books for March from the library first. I do look forward to this group!

Mahalo,
RM
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[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Susan and RM, great to have you here!

[RM(Alwaysdaddygirl)]

Mike wrote: "Welcome Susan and RM, great to have you here!"


Mahalo for the warm welcome!

Be well,
RM
🇺🇸🐾

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Welcome to the group RM, I hope you find a few things of interest here.

[Mike]

Hello. Delighted to join the group. I'm a huge history buff, especially 20th century U.S. and European history (Cold War, World War II, and World War I). Looking forward to seeing what people are reading and talking about.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Mike and a warm welcome to the group. I am sure you will find a few things of interest here.

[happy]

Let me join our fearless leader in welcoming RM and Mike

Welcome, Welcome!

[Jonny]

Welcome to the group Mike, lots of interesting books being read just now!

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Always good to have another Mike join us, welcome!

[Marc]

Welcome to the group, Mike!

[Shirley]

Hi, everyone, I've been following this group with great interest and decided it's time to introduce myself. I was 13 when the bulletin broke on the radio: "The Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor." From '43 to '46 I was a U.S.O. hostess in Fresno, CA, which had 3 army bases. I've lived a long time, but nothing has ever come close to the aura of danger and excitement, the fears, joys, tribulations, and sorrows that hung over us on the home front during those wartime years. Ordinarily I write romance novels, but at age 91, I decided it's high time to put my still vivid memories in a book. It's almost finished.