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[Perato]

Bryan wrote: "Hi everyone, I’m Bryan "

Welcome welcome, don't forget to join Group&Buddy reads if you have slightly relative book in hand.

[DJ]

New to the group! Just in time for the June Theme, which I’m actually about to start “Shattered Sword, the untold story of Midway”

[Perato]

DJ wrote: "New to the group! Just in time for the June Theme, which I’m actually about to start “Shattered Sword, the untold story of Midway”"
Welcome. Shattered Sword is in my top10, maybe top5 of all military history books. If I would be teaching military history, it would be one book I would force feed my students.

[Bryan]

Bryan wrote: "Hi everyone, I’m Bryan and I've grown up loving and studying the literature, film, history and philosophy of the western world. I'm an author and at the moment completing a master's degree in Old N..."

From one Bryan to another, welcome! An interesting field of study! I wish you well in getting your degrees.

It's an active group and members always have interesting things to say and great reccomendations; I learn a lot here.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

DJ wrote: "New to the group! Just in time for the June Theme, which I’m actually about to start “Shattered Sword, the untold story of Midway”"

A warm welcome to the group DJ, I hope you enjoy the book.

[Bryan]

Hello, I'm Bryan. Just joined. Collector. Love ww2 memoirs. Looking for book recommendations covering Romania in the war. Cheers.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Bryan wrote: "Hello, I'm Bryan. Just joined. Collector. Love ww2 memoirs. Looking for book recommendations covering Romania in the war. Cheers."

Hi Bryan and welcome to the group. I recently read this book on Romania in the war:

Romania's Holy War: Soldiers, Motivation, and the Holocaust by Grant T. Harward

I also have an unread copy of this book on the subject:

Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941-1945 by Mark Axworthy

[Perato]

Bryan wrote: "Hello, I'm Bryan. Just joined. Collector. Love ww2 memoirs. Looking for book recommendations covering Romania in the war. Cheers."
Here's an (AFAIK) article type book about minor Axis nations, might want to check it's source's/further reading section.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Dj]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Bryan wrote: "Hello, I'm Bryan. Just joined. Collector. Love ww2 memoirs. Looking for book recommendations covering Romania in the war. Cheers."

Hi Bryan and welcome to the group. I recently read ..."

The Romania book is a rare find indeed

[Scott]

Hello Bryan. There’s a notable gap in literature in English relating to the eastern front of the war. That’s one reason I wrote the Eastern Front Trilogy. Not to self-promote, but please check out my books.

[Paul]

Hey everyone, I'm new to the group

[Simon]

Welcome Paul, much knowledge here in the group, but they do go on about WW2 !

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Hey DJ and Paul, welcome to the group. Great to have you join up.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Paul wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm new to the group"

Hi Paul and welcome to the group :)

[Marc]

Welcome aboard, Paul. If you're ever in need of recommendations, just ask!

[Perato]

Bryan wrote: "Hello, I'm Bryan. Just joined. Collector. Love ww2 memoirs. Looking for book recommendations covering Romania in the war. Cheers."

From the bibliography of Kiev 1941,
Reluctant Axis: The Romanian Army In Russia, 1941 1945
Also Hitler's Forgotten Ally: Ion Antonescu and his Regime, Romania, 1940 -1944

I cannot say anything about their quality, but it's something anyways.

[Dj]

Perato wrote: "Bryan wrote: "Hello, I'm Bryan. Just joined. Collector. Love ww2 memoirs. Looking for book recommendations covering Romania in the war. Cheers."

From the bibliography of Kiev 1941,
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You might try: [book:Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941-1945

I would suggest as an library loan. It is out of print and pretty spendy to buy.

[Christian]

Hello everyone, my name is Christian, and I am a college freshman with some personal interests in politics and the history of warfare (WW2, Eurasian, and modern warfare in particular). I found this group when I was looking for a community that shares these interests and can recommend some resources on these topics. My strongest interests on the topic of WW2 include submarine warfare, PSYCOPS, and the Eastern Front.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome C.A., nice to have you join us. I think your bookshelves will soon be groaning with recommended books on those topics.

[Positive Kate]

Nice to meet you, Christian! Welcome!

[Theresa]

Welcome Christian! Lots of good stuff for you here!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Christian, glad you found us, welcome to the group :)

[Mark]

Hi all,

New to the group and looking forward to sharing recommendations. I am 45 years old and have a lifelong interest in history.

Cheers

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Mark wrote: "Hi all,

New to the group and looking forward to sharing recommendations. I am 45 years old and have a lifelong interest in history.

Cheers"

Hi Mark, good to hear from you, welcome to the group :)

[Theresa]

Welcome Mark! This is a great group! Enjoy!

[Marc]

Mark wrote: "Hi all,

New to the group and looking forward to sharing recommendations. I am 45 years old and have a lifelong interest in history.

Cheers"

Welcome aboard, Mark!

[Thomas]

Hello All,
I'm new to the group. As a member of the first postwar generation I've been interested in the war for about as long as I can remember. My interests tend to be broad though with a special interest in the land war in Asia and the Pacific.

I've most recently read Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic BombBlack Snow by James M. Scott, which I really enjoyed and reviewed. I look forward to book recommendations and discussions.

--Tom

[Manray9]

Thomas wrote: "Hello All,
I'm new to the group. As a member of the first postwar generation I've been interested in the war for about as long as I can remember. My interests tend to be broad though with a special..."

Welcome, Tom. Please do not hesitate to pitch in.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Tom and welcome to the group. I am keen to read James M. Scott's book; "Black Snow" soon as I really enjoyed two of his earlier WW2 books.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Hey Tom, nice to have you join up. I believe we can scrounge up a recommendation or two for you.

[Simon]

Hi Tom, welcome.

[Thomas]

Thanks for the welcomes!

I would love a recommendation for a book on the war in China--not just American support or the Rape of Nanjing, but an overview. It was one of the longest-running theaters of the war, one with horrendous casualties, large-scale battles, and massive civilian dislocations, and I know almost nothing about it.

Thanks,
Tom

[Manray9]

Thomas wrote: "Thanks for the welcomes!

I would love a recommendation for a book on the war in China--not just American support or the Rape of Nanjing, but an overview. It was one of the longest-running theaters..."

These aren't bad:

China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice

Nanjing 1937: Battle for a Doomed City. The campaign to take the city from Shanghai until the fall.

Both rather specific.

[Thomas]

Manray9 wrote: "Thomas wrote: "Thanks for the welcomes!

I would love a recommendation for a book on the war in China--not just American support or the Rape of Nanjing, but an overview. It was one of the longest-r..."

Thanks for the recommendations Manray9.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Thomas wrote: "Thanks for the welcomes!

I would love a recommendation for a book on the war in China--not just American support or the Rape of Nanjing, but an overview. It was one of the longest-running theaters..."

Tom, here are a few more books of interest:

Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze by Peter Harmsen

Eight Hundred Heroes: China's Lost Battalion and the Fall of Shanghai by Stephen Robinson

[Thomas]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Thomas wrote: "Thanks for the welcomes!

I would love a recommendation for a book on the war in China--not just American support or the Rape of Nanjing, but an overview. It was one of the longest-r..."

Thanks Aussie Rick, These also look good.

[Marc]

Welcome to the group, Tom. Glad you enjoyed Scott's book, and I would definitely recommend his book on the Doolittle Raid:

Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I've moved these posts to this thread:

Hi, my name is Randy Reigstad, I live on a farm near Miltona Mn. I'm 83 years old, my wife passed away in February 2022, we had been married 60 years. Now I live alone on my farm, I don't run the farm anymore. I did run the farm 20 years before I retired in 2014, before that I worked in electrical engineering for 40 years. I spent 10 years in the Navy, 1959 to 1969, that's where I received my electrical education. Now day's I read and study, I read mostly WW2 history and I study the Bible. I started studying in 2017. I'm not a radical religious person but I enjoy the history of the Bible. I'm always open to new friendships, it sometimes gets a little lonesome around here.

Randy Reigstad
Miltona Minnesota

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

From MR9:

Welcome, Randy. Nice to have more representation from the Heartland. I retired from the U.S. Navy in 1995.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

From Boudewijn:

Hi Randy, welcome to this group.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

From BA:

Welcome, Randy! What aspects of WWII history do you like to read about the most? Or do you read everything you can find on WWII?

[Bryan]

Welcome, Randy!

[Simon]

Welcome Randy, Simon from London, UK here. I retired 4 years ago and like you study and read a lot. Dog to walk. Wife and sons to argue with.

I like WW1, WW2 a bit less. Some Falklands. 17th century - ECW. Plus some politics and religion. And recently some Science, to stir the grey matter, matters nuclear - civil and military, particles, astrophysics ....

Since WW2 isn't my only interest I walk softly in here !

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Randy, it's a very nice group here and glad to have you join us. I was just back in Minnesota for a niece's wedding. Right as the leaves were changing, so beautiful up there. I have a daughter in the US Navy Reserves.

[Unleashed]

Hello Everyone, my name is Zach I live in Florida and I'm a Mortician. I love history particularly Dark History and Horror. One could definitely make an argument that War fits both of those categories. I joined this group because I would like to find books that will fit my interests

Does anyone know of a book that is similar to this one? This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
But for WW1 or WW2?

Also just looking for general recommendations on firsthand accounts and books about battles that show that War is True Horror to everyone that experiences it

Take Care and Have A Great Day
-Zach

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Welcome Zach, great to have you join us. I'm sure we can scare up a few recommendations for you...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Zach and welcome to the group. I'm sure you will be hit with a few recommendations very shortly :)

One of my favourite WW2 first-hand accounts is this book:

In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front by Gottlob Herbert Bidermann

[Simon]

Not quite a first hand account but I like "The Ship" by CS Forrester, the story of a RN Cruiser going into action, based on HMS Penelope. A variety of men are examined, their thoughts, their past, their characters. From the engine room to the bridge, from the magazines to the Pom-pom crew. How one particular 6 inch shell changes the course of world history.... how in consequence Ivan Ivanovitch squinting along the sights of his anti-tank gun, wonders why German bombers are now so rare, he never hears about HMS Artemis and her crew.

[Marc]

Unleashed wrote: "Hello Everyone, my name is Zach I live in Florida and I'm a Mortician. I love history particularly Dark History and Horror. One could definitely make an argument that War fits both of those categor..."

Hi Zach, and welcome to the group.

One book which definitely shows the horrific side of war is this one:

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

[Manray9]

Unleashed wrote: "Hello Everyone, my name is Zach I live in Florida and I'm a Mortician. I love history particularly Dark History and Horror. One could definitely make an argument that War fits both of those categor..."

Zach: Take a look at two works by the late Paul Fussell --

Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic

Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War