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[Leigh]

Welcome Paige and Eric looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions!

[Sherwin]

Hi all! Sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier...didn't realize there was a thread to do so. My interest in World War II is a result of my family's experiences. I've just written and published my Dad's memoir, "Private Good Luck", written in my father's voice based on interviews with him and a unique collection of family letters and documents. I'd be happy to answer questions about it.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Sherwin and welcome to the group. If you want you can post additional details about your book in the group's author page:

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

[Sherwin]

Thanks "Aussie Rick"! I've done just that...
Really looking forward to interacting with this group!

[happy]

Welcome to the Group, Sherwin!

[Marc]

Welcome aboard, Sherwin!

[Ana]

Hello everyone! I'm so happy to have found this group. I've been devouring an ever-growing stack of WW2 historical fiction & memoirs for the past couple of years (particularly on the Eastern Front) and can't wait to get lost for a few hours just going through all the discussion topics. :) I'll probably need a whole new bookshelf once I sort through recs.

[Marc]

Ana wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm so happy to have found this group. I've been devouring an ever-growing stack of WW2 historical fiction & memoirs for the past couple of years (particularly on the Eastern Front)..."

Welcome to the group, Ana! I think you're going to need more than one new bookshelf!!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Ana wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm so happy to have found this group. I've been devouring an ever-growing stack of WW2 historical fiction & memoirs for the past couple of years (particularly on the Eastern Front)..."

Hi Ana and welcome to our little group, I am sure you will find a few books and authors of interest :)

[Rob]

Hi gang,

New to the group, but not new to World War II history! Just here to find more books to read & possibly engage in some discussion. My World War II interests are typically focused on the European Campaign, the OSS, the USS Franklin (my grandfather was a survivor) as well as the 4th Marine Division in the Pacific. I used to work at a World War II Museum and volunteer (occasionally) at the USS Silversides Museum so I’m always looking out for interesting tidbits.

I’m a veteran myself (Iraq & Afghanistan, Army) and studied a bit of history in undergrad. I look forward to seeing what everyone here is up to!

- Rob

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Rob wrote: "Hi gang,

New to the group, but not new to World War II history! Just here to find more books to read & possibly engage in some discussion. My World War II interests are typically focused on the Eu..."

Hi Rob and a warm welcome to the group. With your range of interests I am sure you will fit right in here :)

[Jonny]

Welcome to the group Ana and Rob (and anyone else I've missed). We're really good at suggesting ways to empty your bank account books, looking forward to you joining in the discussions.

[Marc]

Welcome to the group, Rob. I'm sure you'll find plenty of discussions to participate in, and more book recommendations than your bank account can handle!

[Leigh]

Welcome Ana and Rob, looking forward to your input!

[Hedda]

Hi everyone.<333
My name is Nikolett or Niki, if you prefer the short version. :) I'm 28 years old and from Hungary. I'm into history and WW2 since I was 14 years old. My first book that I read was about Hitlerjugend. I'm trying my best in english but please let me know if I make mistakes.*.* At first, I didn't like it when people in my life believed that I'm a nationalist but I don't care what they believe now. I just love to read about world war two, that's all. :) I love rock and metal music, the smell and taste of vanilla, plush animals and all colors.

[Sherwin]

Hi Nikolett! Welcome! This is my first time greeting someone since I'm also new to Goodreads! I'm commenting because you're from Hungary. My father came to America from Hungary in 1940. He grew up in a small village that was in Czechoslovakia, but became part of Hungary in 1938, however, his native language was Hungarian. I think you would really like reading his memoir. Private Good Luck There are many stories about life in Czechoslovakia/Hungary before the war, during it up until 1943, and the aftermath. It is told in the first person, with many prime sources/documents as you go, so you should be able to read it easily!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Nikolett and welcome to the group. I hope you find a few things of interest here.

[John]

Welcome, many great recommendations here!

[David]

Hi Niki, welcome to the group and feel free to post a lot to practice your English. As a metal fan with a WW2 interest you are not alone.

David

[Marc]

Hello Nikolett, and welcome to the group. If you ever need or want recommendations, just ask and they will come pouring in!

[W]

Hi everyone.My reading interests are varied,but I do have a particular interest in war movies and books.Good to find this group.

[Sean]

Wsm wrote: "Hi everyone.My reading interests are varied,but I do have a particular interest in war movies and books.Good to find this group."

My list of WWII English Language Movies: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls064483434/
My list of WWII Non-English Language Movies: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls023490634/
My list of WWII Documentaries: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls023468398/

My WWII Books I like/read/wish-to-read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[W]

Thanks for the lists,Sean.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Wsm wrote: "Hi everyone.My reading interests are varied,but I do have a particular interest in war movies and books.Good to find this group."

Hi and a warm welcome to the group, I am sure you will find a few things of interest here and if you need any assistance don't hesitate to ask.

[W]

Thanks,Aussie Rick.

[David]

Sean wrote: "Wsm wrote: "Hi everyone.My reading interests are varied,but I do have a particular interest in war movies and books.Good to find this group."

My list of WWII English Language Movies: https://www.i..."

Good selection here Sean. English movies 15, 18, 38 I particularly loved, but Sound of Music...well

[Sean]

David wrote: "Sean wrote: "Wsm wrote: "Hi everyone.My reading interests are varied,but I do have a particular interest in war movies and books.Good to find this group."

My list of WWII English Language Movies: ..."

Yea... on Sound of Music... When I first made the list, it was pure war movies (if you know what I mean). Then some romance stuff snuck in, then some state-side-action-while-war-going-on, etc. Definitely need to taylor this list to your specific taste. Sound of Music is a great film, but if I'm in the mood for a war movie tonight, I'm NOT thinking Sound of Music :)

Have you used the IMDB site before? At top of the list, do a "Sort By" and pick "IMDB Rating" to get the best to the top. Now, top rated will yield movies with scores closer to 10.0, but what if only a few people voted? Maybe try a "Sort By" and pick "Popularity".
Or, after the list name "WWII English-Language Movies" there are three vertical dots. "Export" the list to an excel file, and sort the list however you like.
Enjoy.

[Rona]

Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that better fits my interests.
I am the daughter of a WWII veteran (P-38 pilot). I belong to two local WWII veterans groups, am devouring WWII books, visited Normandy last year and the WWII museum in New Orleans earlier this year, and have written two books about WWII and am currently reading Churchill's My Early Life
And I am most excited about meeting WWII veterans, compiling a slide show of them (titled 23 Vets and Me) on my Facebook page. Looking forward to connecting with those of like mind.

[Marc]

Rona wrote: "Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that better fits my interests.
I am the daughter..."

Welcome aboard, Rona. We can definitely recommend more books for you to devour!

[Manray9]

Rona wrote: "Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that better fits my interests.
I am the daughter..."

Welcome, Rona. Please just pitch in.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Rona and welcome to the group.

[Rona]

Marc wrote: "Rona wrote: "Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that better fits my interests.
I am..."

Fabulous. Right now, as I am writing a novel with the viewpoint of a B-17 crew chief, I'd love to find anything written from that point of view.

[Rona]

Marc wrote: "Rona wrote: "Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that better fits my interests.
I am..."

Thank you. Just lobbed a soft ball over the plate.

[Rona]

Rona wrote: "Marc wrote: "Rona wrote: "Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that better fits my in..."

Going to hear Alex Kerhsaw talk this Thursday in Atlanta. Anyone recommend the best of his books?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Rona, my favourite book of his so far has been "The Liberator":

The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau by Alex Kershaw

"The Bedford Boys" is a good second choice.

The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice by Alex Kershaw

[Marc]

Rona wrote: "Rona wrote: "Marc wrote: "Rona wrote: "Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that bett..."

I prefer these two:

Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew

The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon

[Michał]

Hi Everyone, the core of what I love to read are biographical books, most from ww2, as so my family library is major collection of them, interesting that there are a lot of Polish translations of German biographical books, that I can buy in Warsaw, capitol city of Poland, from where Im from. ( thougth these books are easy to get, its liftime colection that brings rather full picture to the subject)

My famyily liblrary started with my grandphader, who was bomber pilot and navigator that has seen his freiend burned from crush on jet planes.

For him the secend world war started when he was 16 years old, then he has to work phisicly on the roads and so with Arbeitsbuch.

Then, when he has fallen ill (due to major fever) he want to recover to his aunt and then, red army came. When they saw him in German panties, they wanted to shoot him, yet because he knew Russian well he defended himself so well that they took him to piloting academy in Orenburg, the same one that Yuri Gagarin, first man in space, has been attending later.

His father my grand-grandfather was send to the same city, Orenburg by Car Russia and he walked all the way back to Poland, without saying goodbye.

And another grand-grandfather of mine has lived to 102 years of age, we had lived in Grobnik, close to Czech Republic borderline.

He has these German winter boots that was improvement from Russian winter boots design. And my father, as a young man thought there are Russian and didn't took care of them, later learning from the mistake, but bit to late.
https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pi...

When I have met him I was twelve and he gave me 88 mm artillery shell.

Five generations back I have had Heir of manor house with surname Jaxa-Dąbrowski, and Dąbrowski has been fighting in Italy and his best friend and subordinate Wybicki wrote polish anthem,which back then was military song.

And final through pairends DNA test we have found out that both parents are in 1/3 balts, witch means Lithuania and Prussia (these has fought as Teutonic knights vs last pagans in Europe.

Then DNA map shows all of Czechia ( in detailed dots) and migration to USA by Poles and Czechs ancestors in 19th centaur to work in mines and factorys.

Also there was time when Czech Aristocracy was defeated and replaced by German, and these who has survived, fled to Poland, to area around City of Torun, the one know Nicolaus Copernicus. Where I still have family (though that's the only one I have contact with, on my fathers side).

Obviously its it's more then that, as there is Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth (that covers Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Western Ukraine and a lot of Royal Prussia[as well as Hungary in earlier times]) Austrian Commonwealth, that is of Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romanian Transylvania and Galicia that was part of Poland while there was Partition of Poland, mind that galicia was the only polish region at that time that Poles could have jobs in garment office.

And my DNA is really in all of these regions of Europe.

As I have yet plenty to read of my library I might miss some of group reading as I can't really buy new books saving for new house that I have to build. Working in factory with my younger brother. In UK, where I live with all my family members, myself for last 12 years.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Michael, welcome to the group, you certainly have some family history there to keep you interested in WW2 history!

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Hi Rona and Michael, welcome to the group. Nice to have you here.

[R.J.]

Rona wrote: "Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that better fits my interests.
I am the daughter..."

Welcome to the group, I've been 'away' for a while myself, looking forward to re-engaging.

Regards, Mac

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Good to see you back again Mac :)

[R.J.]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Good to see you back again Mac :)"

Hi Aussie Rick! Yeah, I've been away- kids, work, writing, lifeboat crew, etc. Just looking about the WWII site again and so many good topics and books to look up. And then I saw Sean's movie lists! I need a man-cave!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Yep, way too many good books to keep track of!

[Elliot]

R.J. wrote: "Rona wrote: "Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that better fits my interests.
I am..."

Hey Mac, it's good to see you around again. I hope your writing is going well.

[R.J.]

Elliot wrote: "R.J. wrote: "Rona wrote: "Hello ... I've been remiss in participating in Goodreads groups for sometime -- life just gets in the way, but I am hoping to re-engage with a group that better fits my in..."

Hi Elliot! Still typing away, tinkering with a murder mystery set around a lifeboat crew for book three- so a slight departure from WWI!

[R.J.]

Sean wrote: "Wsm wrote: "Hi everyone.My reading interests are varied,but I do have a particular interest in war movies and books.Good to find this group."

My list of WWII English Language Movies: https://www.i..."

Sean, Just stumbled over a WWI film coming out, I think next month:

Sam Mendes' World War One epic 1917 has been met by rave reviews from critics who say there's no doubt the film will storm next year's Oscars race.

1917 was the last of this year's Oscars contenders to be screened over the weekend - and critics say it rivals beloved wartime films such as Saving Private Ryan, All Quiet on the Western Front and Gone with the Wind.

The film, based in part on an account told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather Alfred Mendes, a Great War message carrier, is set at the height of the conflict in the spring of 1917, just as the US entered the war.

It follows two British corporals, Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay) who are sent on a suicide mission to warn comrades about a looming ambush by the Germans.

[Siddharth]

Hello everyone. Thanks Rick for your note. Pleasure to be part of this group.

[Manray9]

Siddharth wrote: "Hello everyone. Thanks Rick for your note. Pleasure to be part of this group."

Welcome, Siddharth. Please do not be shy about pitching in.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Siddharth and welcome to the group.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Siddharth, very nice to have you join the group.