THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP discussion
Introduction to the WW2 Site - Please Say Hi
We would love to have an article on him (and indeed others!) for future volumes of Glimpses of War - we are already close to publishing Volume 2. All in a great cause to raise funds for Blind Veterans UK.
BMMHS wrote: "We would love to have an article on him (and indeed others!) for future volumes of Glimpses of War - we are already close to publishing Volume 2. All in a great cause to raise funds for Blind Veter..."Thank you so much. I've already published his story in my book, The Other Veterans of World War II, but I'll keep my eyes peeled for others.
Hi, Simon here. Mainly interested in History (WW1,WW2,ECW), but also science, religion and politics. Mostly, but not only, from a British perspective. Fan of Winston Churchill (just got the River War in 2 vols) and Oliver Cromwell.
Simon wrote: "Hi, Simon here. Mainly interested in History (WW1,WW2,ECW), but also science, religion and politics. Mostly, but not only, from a British perspective. Fan of Winston Churchill (just got the River W..."Hi Simon and welcome to the group. River War by Churchill should be a great read. I am working through his set of books on Marlborough.
Simon wrote: "Hi, Simon here. Mainly interested in History (WW1,WW2,ECW), but also science, religion and politics. Mostly, but not only, from a British perspective. Fan of Winston Churchill (just got the River W..."Welcome to the grip Simon, sure you'll be buried under recommendations soon enough!
Simon wrote: "Hi, Simon here. Mainly interested in History (WW1,WW2,ECW), but also science, religion and politics. Mostly, but not only, from a British perspective. Fan of Winston Churchill (just got the River W..."Hi Simon! Welcome aboard!
Simon,Let me add my welcome to the group.
Welcome, Welcome!!!
You should be able to find some recs on the British aspect of the war, lots and lots of other recs also
I look forward to hearing your thoughts
Simon wrote: "Hi, Simon here. Mainly interested in History (WW1,WW2,ECW), but also science, religion and politics. Mostly, but not only, from a British perspective. Fan of Winston Churchill (just got the River W..."Hi Simon, welcome to the group. Enjoy!
Hello, I am new to the group! I have a passion for history, and when I am soon off to college I hope to major in History. I joined this group to have discussions about history books, and important events in history. Any book recommendations? -Emmanuel
Emmanuel wrote: "Hello, I am new to the group! I have a passion for history, and when I am soon off to college I hope to major in History. I joined this group to have discussions about history books, and important ..."Hi Emmanuel and welcome to the group. Do you have a particular area of interest in WW2 history?
'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Emmanuel wrote: "Hello, I am new to the group! I have a passion for history, and when I am soon off to college I hope to major in History. I joined this group to have discussions about history book..."Hi Aussie, thank you for having me! I do have an interest in WW2 history. In fact I'm taking 'ap european history' this semester; my hope is to better my understanding of ww2 in the western theater.
Emmanuel, we have a few threads that may interest you, have a browse and see if any books interest you:Books on the European Theatre of WW2:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Books on the Mediterranean Theatre of WW2:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Books on D-Day & Overlord:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Books on The Battle of the Bulge / Wacht am Rhein:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Books on Market Garden & Overloon:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Also a warm welcome to a number of new group members that I have only just sent messages to, sorry about the delay - I'll blame Covid and Christmas :)
Emmanuel wrote: "Hello, I am new to the group! I have a passion for history, and when I am soon off to college I hope to major in History. I joined this group to have discussions about history books, and important ..."Welcome to the group, Emmanuel!
Welcome to the Group Emmanuel. From the short time that I have been a member I think that you will find it a good source of reading and opinions. Good luck with your studies.
Hi, just joined. Happy 2022 everybody. Just started reading "The Jungle is Neutral" by Freddie Chapman. A true hero..
Tim wrote: "Hi, just joined. Happy 2022 everybody. Just started reading "The Jungle is Neutral" by Freddie Chapman. A true hero.."Welcome, Tim. I too enjoyed The Jungle Is Neutral: A soldier's three- year escape from the Japanese army.
Welcome Tim and Emmanuel! Nice to have you join us.
Tim wrote: "Hi, just joined. Happy 2022 everybody. Just started reading "The Jungle is Neutral" by Freddie Chapman. A true hero.."Welcome Tim, sounds like a good book.
Hi all, joined just before 2022 kicked into gear but haven't got round to saying hello yet.Relatively new to delving deep into the Second World War so I am quite looking forward to taking part in the theme reads, it will defiantly broaden my knowledge base that's for sue.
Cheers
Nathan
Hey Nathan, welcome to the group!
Nathan wrote: "Hi all, joined just before 2022 kicked into gear but haven't got round to saying hello yet.Relatively new to delving deep into the Second World War so I am quite looking forward to taking part in ..."
Welcome aboard, Nathan. You will definitely be able to broaden your knowledge base with this group!
Hi Nathan and a warm welcome to the group.
Hello Nathan and welcome to the Group.
Thank you for adding me to the group. Looks like lots of expertise and great information here. Looking forward to the theme reads to help me read more and learn more about WW2.
Pete wrote: "Thank you for adding me to the group. Looks like lots of expertise and great information here. Looking forward to the theme reads to help me read more and learn more about WW2."Glad to see you in the group, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask :)
Pete wrote: "Thank you for adding me to the group. Looks like lots of expertise and great information here. Looking forward to the theme reads to help me read more and learn more about WW2."Welcome aboard, Pete!
Hello to all. I am excited to become a member of a club that focuses so well on an area of reading I greatly enjoy. I am sure I will gain a lot from the recommendations of fellow members as well as from the observations readers make about the books they are currently reading. I have a great many WW ii focused books awaiting my attention on my bookshelves and I look forward to talking about some of them even when they do not closely match the assigned theme of a given month
Welcome Pete and Paul, great to have you here!
Hi Paul and welcome to the group, I hope you find a few books and author's of interest.
Paul wrote: "Hello to all. I am excited to become a member of a club that focuses so well on an area of reading I greatly enjoy. I am sure I will gain a lot from the recommendations of fellow members as well as..."Welcome, Paul.
Paul wrote: "Hello to all. I am excited to become a member of a club that focuses so well on an area of reading I greatly enjoy. I am sure I will gain a lot from the recommendations of fellow members as well as..."Welcome to the group, Paul.
Hello to all in the group.I'm Colin from Tasmania. I'm mostly a fiction reader at the moment, but have not shied away from non-fiction. I did some research on WWI (admittedly scant when compared to what I see on Goodreads) and will keep my eye out for discussions and recommendations on broadening my knowledge of WWII.
What I have found = once you start, there is not enough hours in the week to get through everything. If I need to choose, I do lean toward the stories of personal battles vs. the battlegrounds, and that’s where reviews and comments about this genre will be helpful.
CB
Hi Colin and a warm welcome to the group :)
'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Colin and a warm welcome to the group :)"Thanks Aussie Rick. It will take me a bit of time to get around all the topics and posts - this group has been very active by the look of it. Well done. CB
Colin wrote: "Hello to all in the group.I'm Colin from Tasmania. I'm mostly a fiction reader at the moment, but have not shied away from non-fiction. I did some research on WWI (admittedly scant when compared t..."
Welcome Colin, great to have you join us. Like you, I like the personal stories and accounts.
Welcome to the group Colin. You'll find there definitely aren't enough hours in the week. Or depth to your wallet. Looking forward to having you join in.
Hi,My name is Chrissie and I live in Massachusetts.
I joined goodreads way back in 2009, but didn't discover this WW II group until a few days ago.
So far I've only participated in the Goodreads Reading Challenge.
I was born in Munich, Germany, 10 years after the end of WW II. At high school the topic WW II was avoided until 1974 (at least), but thanks to my parents and grandparents I found out more about it.
My parents took me to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, when I was 13 years old, after I had read the diary of Anne Frank which started my interest in WW II.
In 1979 the TV mini series "Holocaust" was aired on German TV which intensified my interest and I've been reading lots of non-fiction books and (auto)biographies on WW II and on the post war years ever since. Another interest is the Cold War.
I've visited Dachau and Bergen-Belsen.
My step daughter teaches at Tulane University. When we visited her in New Orleans in November 2017, we spent one day at the National WW II Museum. It's quite impressive.
Thanks to goodreads.com I found several interesting books on WW II, also thanks to our huge public library which was open most of the time throughout this pandemic.
From 1990 until 2002 I worked for a German movie magazine in Hamburg (my favorite genre is film noir and of course WW II movies, especially the old ones).
In 2002 I immigrated to the US and now my husband and I are retired.
I hope to find more books on WW II through this group.
Thanks for reading all this,
Chrissie
Elizabeth wrote: "I recommend YANK by Ted Ellsworth. Also RESTLESS by William Boyd and MY FATHER'S FORTUNE by Michael Frayn. I especially like fiction and memoir set in WW II England."I enjoyed "Coming Home" by Rosamunde Pilcher and "A Peculiar Chemistry" by Kitty Ray, both are novels on WW II in England.
Welcome aboard, Colin and Chrissie. Great to have you both join us!
Marc wrote: "Welcome aboard, Colin and Chrissie. Great to have you both join us!"Thank you, Marc!
Hi Christine, welcome to the group, I'm glad you finally found us :)
Christine wrote: "Hi,My name is Chrissie and I live in Massachusetts.
I joined goodreads way back in 2009, but didn't discover this WW II group until a few days ago.
So far I've only participated in the Goodreads..."
Welcome, Christine.
Mike wrote: "Colin wrote: "Hello to all in the group.I'm Colin from Tasmania. I'm mostly a fiction reader at the moment, but have not shied away from non-fiction. I did some research on WWI (admittedly scant w..."
Thanks Mike. Cheers, CB
Jonny wrote: "Welcome to the group Colin. You'll find there definitely aren't enough hours in the week. Or depth to your wallet. Looking forward to having you join in."Thank you, Jonny. Looking forward to running out of the hours in the week! CB
THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP
Books mentioned in this topic
The Battle of Britain: Five Months That Changed History, May-October 1940 (other topics)Afterbursts: Reliving World War II (other topics)
MacArthur's WWII Seaborne Communications: CP Fleet reports, brochures, memos from the scrapbooks of a Signal Corps Commanding Officer (other topics)
Last Citadel: A Novel of the Battle of Kursk (other topics)
The Ghost Tattoo (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Stephen Harding (other topics)Alex Kershaw (other topics)
James M. Fenelon (other topics)
Günter K. Koschorrek (other topics)
Rick Atkinson (other topics)
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Great men (and women) all.