Introductions

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Susanna wrote: "I've heard good things about that one, Michele. How are you enjoying it?"

I'm only about 20% into it, Susanna, but it's quite enjoyable thus far. Reads like a novel which is a nice treat. :)

[Lance]

Hello Michele,


If you enjoy history from any era, see the preview of my upcoming book at --
http://numistamp.com/Taierzhuang-1938...
(2 webpages -- use the link at the bottom of Page 1 to go to Page 2)

Why the book is necessary is explained at -- http://numistamp.com/Why-these-WW2-pa...

Russian history buffs have found it interesting enough to request an abstract be put on the internet in Russia (http://ww2.debello.ca/eruption/pearl-...)

Comments are welcome.


Best regards,

[Joyce]

I read in my paper in Midland, TX that all teens think history is boring! No!! They must not have the right teachers or read the right history. My books are definitely not boring. They have war, romance, WWII.
A Healing Place
Blessed Are the Merciful
Joyce Shaughnessy
www.blessedarethemerciful.net

[Joyce]

Vicki wrote: "I am looking for two things in particular about American history. I would like to read a decent biography about Mary Todd Lincoln and I would like to read a good account of the Great Depression."

Vicki, my book, A Healing Place, includes the Great Depression and WWII. Also, Grapes of Wrath is a great American Depression book.

Joyce Shaughnessy

www.novelahealingplace.com

[Merry]

Hello there! I've been quietly lurking about for a little bit and thought I should finally introduce myself. I currently live in Nebraska with my hubby and multiple kitties. I'm a huge history buff; my degree is in history and I currently work at a historical society. I'm hoping to have some good conversations here with you good folks how agree that history is anything but boring.

[Lance]

Merry wrote: "Hello there! I've been quietly lurking about for a little bit and thought I should finally introduce myself. I currently live in Nebraska with my hubby and multiple kitties. I'm a huge history buff..."




History is not boring but a matter of survival. Societies either learn from history or repeat the mistakes of earlier generations. I explained this in an interview --
http://numistamp.com/Taierzhuang-1938...

"Beginning in 1931 China became the target of Japan’s Holy War and the US became included in the list of targets in December 1941 after ignoring the obvious since September 1931. The 9/11 attacks in the US – and Bali 2002, Madrid 2004, Beslan 2004, London 2005, Mumbai 2008... – how those who are the targets deal with their attackers will decide whether the American way remains the American way or is supplanted by something else. To survive – the USA cannot afford a blind spot here." then there's also Mumbai 2011 --
http://numistamp.com/Why-these-WW2-pa...

A Pre-View of the book is available at --
http://numistamp.com/Taierzhuang-1938...
(2 webpages -- use the link at the bottom of Page 1 to go to Page 2)


You may contact me at -- numisen@yahoo.com

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads, Crazy Cat Lady]

Hi, Merry!

What period or periods of history are you most interested in?

[Ted]

Reading Caleb's Crossing right now. It takes place during the first English settlements in the late 17th century. The descriptions of everyday life are fascinating.

[Merry]

Susanna wrote: "Hi, Merry!

What period or periods of history are you most interested in?"

Some of my favorite time periods are the Golden Age of Piracy, the Tudors, pre-Revolutionary and the Revolutionary War into the early 1800's, and WWI, as well as anything to do with historical women. Really, though, I can't get enough of history no matter what the time period is.

[Vicki]

Hi Merry. I am also fascinated by Tudor England and WWI. I'm on a WWWI glut right now, reading 3 books. It's all because of Downton Abbey which has renewed my interest in the period.

[Ken]

My book was inspired by Irving Stone's Men to Match My Mountains: The Opening of the Far West 1840-1900. Until I read this I was only vaguely aware of the American West, the gold rush, the emigration, the railroads and the larger than life characters that wrote our frontier history.

I tried to capture the spirit in The Platte River Waltz, introductory chapters, which, as fate would have it is a freebie today for Amazon Prime members.

End shameless plug.

[Merry]

Vicki wrote: "Hi Merry. I am also fascinated by Tudor England and WWI. I'm on a WWWI glut right now, reading 3 books. It's all because of Downton Abbey which has renewed my interest in the period."

LOL, yes I've heard the series is very addictive. Believe it or not, I haven't seen it yet (long story there) but I plan on getting caught up. It definitely looks like its right up my alley :D. If you ever have the chance to travel to Kansas City, I highly recommend the National WWI Museum there, it is spectacular.

[Jerome]

Hey, everybody, I'm Jerome, 17, I like reading up on special operations, CIA paramilitary covert action, and war and warfare in general. Just a question: is there any way to caption a shelf so people can get a better idea of my interests?

[Akhil]

HEy.everybody.Im just a kid...17 years.From India.(south.Actually)from Gods Own country..Here im std in class12..going to pass out..Im thinking of taking compter science.after wards...Iam also an artist..(I teach to some students here.)But i dont know any way 2 go on with my like..of art.Do suggest me any job opppurtunities if u know any,????I like history because i like old stories very much and Im pretty interested in literature..Though I hate to learn all dates in history byheart..I liked it because its the only subject that earns me good marks.

[B. P.]

I'm not sure if this group is even active but the premise of it is to my liking and I had to join. I hope to make some sort of contributions, if any are still to be made.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads, Crazy Cat Lady]

Hi, Ken!

It's not a terribly active group at this point, but I agree, it could be.

[B. P.]

I myself have been trying recently to utilize the potential of goodreads so I am eager to reach out on the site and, of course, read more books.

[Ava Catherine]

I am Connie and a retired Pre-Ap English teacher, and I have also taught history. I am currently privately tutoring Japanese students, which I thoroughly enjoy. Reading history has always given me great pleasure, and I look forward to discussing history books with members of this group.

[Lance]

Hi Connie,

Since History and Japan are probably among your interests you may want to preview my book at --

http://numistamp.com/Taierzhuang-1938...

More info at --
http://numistamp.com/Taierzhuang-1938...

All comments are welcome.

Best regards,

[Ava Catherine]

Lance, thank you very much for the information. I am very interested indeed! Have you read Iris Chang's book The Rape of Nanking about the Japanese invasion of China?
I shall check out your book.

[Lance]

Connie wrote: "Lance, thank you very much for the information. I am very interested indeed! Have you read Iris Chang's book The Rape of Nanking about the Japanese invasion of China?
I shall check out your book."

Connie wrote: "Lance, thank you very much for the information. I am very interested indeed! Have you read Iris Chang's book The Rape of Nanking about the Japanese invasion of China?
I shall check out your book."


I pointed out Iris Chang's book The Rape of Nanking, on paghe 69 of my book and also in references because I could not do a better job than she did on that specific subject.

My book puts Quarter-1 of WW2 in perspective relative to the other 3 Quarters of WW2. The Quarters of WW2 are explained at --
http://numistamp.com/Why-these-WW2-pa...

And further in my book.

It's readily available from Barnes & Noble online or directly from Numistamp.

Comments after reading the book are welcome!

Best regards,

[Ava Catherine]

Very good! Sounds really interesting to me...just the sort of thing I enjoy!

[Lance]

Connie wrote: "Very good! Sounds really interesting to me...just the sort of thing I enjoy!"


Looking forward to your comments on my book.

Best regards,

Lance

[Donna]

Have you read UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand. It is my favorite book so far this year.

[Nancy]

Geevee wrote: "Lance wrote: "Hi Geevee,


I had the impression that you were American but since your great-uncles were British -- are you British or American?..."

Hi lance,
Sorry for the delay in replying - I am..."

I am also interested in the Burma war. My uncle fought there for the Brits. Actually he was in the airforce and posted on Cocos Island, flying over Burma. Any good book on that subject I would like to hear about -- we have very little here (in Canada).

[Nancy]

Good morning (it is morning in Victoria, BC). I am Nancy Marguerite Anderson and author of "The Pathfinder: A.C. Anderson's Journeys in the West." (I too left the Goodreads History Book Club page). I like history. My specialty is the fur trade West of the Rocky Mountains, in today's British Columbia and Pacific Northwest. I blog about this subject, and fur trade genealogy, on Fur Trade Family History at http://www.furtradefamilyhistory.blog... -- I find sharing information very useful; I get a lot of blog posts from readers' questions.

[Lance]

Nancy wrote: "Geevee wrote: "Lance wrote: "Hi Geevee,


I had the impression that you were American but since your great-uncles were British -- are you British or American?..."

Hi lance,
Sorry for the delay in ..."

Nancy wrote: "Geevee wrote: "Lance wrote: "Hi Geevee,


I had the impression that you were American but since your great-uncles were British -- are you British or American?..."

Hi lance,
Sorry for the delay in ..."

Hi,

Is that Nancy or Geevee?

In connexion with your interest in the Burma war, the little that is known about it in the western world is confined mostly to the 3,000 British Chindits and the US Merrill's Marauders who never numbered more than 3,000. The Chindits and Marauders operated from 1943 but the Chinese had sent troops sent to fight the Japanese in Burma since early 1942 -- this is in the blind spot of histories of WW2. I pointed out these Chinese forces in my article: "The Greater East Asia War" (http://numistamp.com/The-%22Greater-E...).

The Greater East Asia War (which includes WW2 in Burma) -- the other HALF of WW2 -- is a hugh blind spot in the existing histories of WW2.

WW2 spread into Burma -- only because the Japanese were unable to achieve their intended objectives in China since starting WW2 in Asia in 1931 with the Mukden Incident.

Japan extended its invasion of China into areas outside China in a desperate bid to gain the upper hand in China -- hence the attacks on British Malaya, and the US at Pearl Harbor. This too is a blind spot in the western world.

All this is clarified in my book "Taierzhuang 1938 – Stalingrad 1942" (ISBN 9780983843597) available from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc, and http://numistamp.com/Taierzhuang-1938...

If you have any difficulty acquring my book -- contact me (numisen@yahoo.com).

I hope that helps.

[Nancy]

Sorry, but I don't think your page is working well.

Can I please tell numistamp.com that my virus protection tells me his site is dangerous. I have gone no further than that warning.

[Randall]

Hi Nancy,
If you’re interested in books about Burma during WWII, have you read “Quartered Safe Out Here” by George MacDonald Fraser? He’s known for writing the Flashman novels, but this book is his personal account of being a foot soldier there.
Randy

[Lance]

Nancy wrote: "Sorry, but I don't think your page is working well.

Can I please tell numistamp.com that my virus protection tells me his site is dangerous. I have gone no further than that warning."

Hi Nancy,

I informed numistamp.com, they checked and found no problems. They informed that several thousands of visitors view their webpages every month without any problems.

I've also tried the links and viewed the numistamp.com webpages without and problems.

What anti-virus are you using?

Please try another anti-virus instead.

There have never been any such problems on numistamp.com

Some anti-virus programs are over-sensitive or generate false warnings.

Best regards,

[Lance]

Nancy wrote: "Sorry, but I don't think your page is working well.

Can I please tell numistamp.com that my virus protection tells me his site is dangerous. I have gone no further than that warning."



Hi Nancy,


Is your virus protection still telling you that the site is dangerous?

Numistamp has been informed of your alarm and they, their webhost, and a third party specializing in website security scanned the entire site for virus -- and the result from all 3 is that there is definitely no virus.

What anti-virus are you using?

If your anti-virus is still raising a false alarm try Microsoft Security Essentials which is free of charge.

I checked with several of my fans both in the US and overseas who use a variety of anti-virus programs -- they checked my webpages and they all confirmed just now that they encountered no virus problems at all.

So rest assured that Numistamp.com is safe to visit.


Best regards,

[Nancy]

I mentioned previously that the numistamp site on this feed is setting off my virus protection; I have been recently asked if it still does, and yes, it does. I have Mcafee, and it tells me that this site has "exhibited risky behaviour in the past," it doesn't say in the present. Perhaps you/he made a list and hasn't been taken off it -- whatever is happening I am still being warned off by McAfee. (McAfee warned me off my own blog once, when blogspot was being attacked). Sorry.

[Lance]

Nancy wrote: "I mentioned previously that the numistamp site on this feed is setting off my virus protection; I have been recently asked if it still does, and yes, it does. I have Mcafee, and it tells me that th..."

Your anti-virus McAfee is raising a false alarm about numistamp.com -- since as you pointed out "McAfee warned me off my own blog once, when blogspot was being attacked"

I checked with numistamp and they confirm that of the several thousands of visitors they receive every month, many of whom contact them -- NONE have reported such a problem. None in the past, none now.

Three separate entities and many fans of my articles have checked and all have confirmed that there is no risk to visitors at numistamp.com

They have all verified that it is safe to visit my articles at numistamp.com, e.g. --
http://numistamp.com/Taierzhuang-1938...

As you have said: 'Mcafee...tells me that this site has "exhibited risky behaviour in the past," it doesn't say in the present'

What you have from McAfee -- is a false alarm.

[Kim]

Hi all, my name is Kim and I'm from Baton Rouge, Louisiana (US). I'm also a history buff, and my favorite period is medieval and renaissance. What interests me about history isn't so much the big political events, but the "stories behind the story" i.e. the little known facts and legends, etc. that might get into the trivia books, and the many interesting personalities involved. And of course the domestic culture and ways of living such as food, shelter, medicine, etc. After all, some of those people in the past were "us" if we'd lived then.
Oh no, history is definitely not boring.

[Soad]

soad-i live in Iraq, and I've had a secret crush on Napoleon all my life (maybe because he was short and powerful....maybe)I love History...and now history is defiantly not boring.

[Tracy]

Soad wrote: "soad-i live in Iraq, and I've had a secret crush on Napoleon all my life (maybe because he was short and powerful....maybe)I love History...and now history is defiantly not boring."

Hello my Iraqi friend. Are you following me? I need you to message the recipe for lamb and yogurt dish you told me about :-)

[Soad]

Tracy wrote: "Soad wrote: "soad-i live in Iraq, and I've had a secret crush on Napoleon all my life (maybe because he was short and powerful....maybe)I love History...and now history is defiantly not boring."

H..."


sent already I hope you enjoy it.and yes I do follow you.

[Tracy]

Thank you, so much.

[Adam]

Hello all,

My name is Adam Alasdair. I'm a historian and author. I just published my first popular history, "The Cat: A Short History," which is as it sounds, a history of cats and people since antiquity. I have a Ph.D. in Roman and Mediterranean history (so I'm technically Dr. Alisdair...I currently teach at the University of Arizona). My professional research involves slave and peasant rebellions, especially in Italy and Sicily. By inclination I'm a social historian, so I'm interested in social classes and economics and so forth. I'm gradually rating my way through most of the Roman/ancient/Mediterranean history texts I find here, so please feel free to check those out, if you're interested...I'm currently reading George RR Martin's "A Clash of Kings," since I'm teaching and I need a break from the straight history. I have my eye on "A History of Trust in Ancient Greece" by Steven Johnstone (a former advisor of mine, and an excellent historian). I'm finishing up a second book (it's about zombies...historians can be nerds too), and after I publish that ("Weapons and Warfare in the Zombie Apocalypse," which contains a lot more history than Max Brooks' "Zombie Survival Guide") I'm headed back into the sources for another history. I have my eye on writing a book about citizen militia systems in Ancient Greece, as a counter to Victor Davis Hanson, who I despise (If you like his work, you shouldn't, it's terrible...his first scholarly book about warfare and farming wasn't that bad, but all his popular books are trash of the worst sort. And that's my professional opinion...). Anyway, hello everyone, and cheers,

Adam Alasdair

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads, Crazy Cat Lady]

Hi, Adam.

I see you like Mary Beard; have you read her The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found?

[Adam]

Hello Susanna,

I've not yet read that one. Would you recommend it? (I probably could have used it a few weeks ago, when we covered Pompeii in the class I'm teaching right now...)

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads, Crazy Cat Lady]

I thought it was a very interesting read.

ETA: She had a particularly interesting section on how we know what we think we know (that's convoluted, isn't it!).

[Henri]

Hi all, I'm Henri, last history book I read was 'modern history' on the Valkyrie Operation about the conversion of civilian helicopters to military helicopters the investigation of which lead to the death, coverup & betrayal of a British citizen.

Planning to read Ian Kershaw's Hitler shortly.

Happy to be added by those who like talking about books :)

[Rebecca]

Hello fellow history lovers. I am joining because I strongly believe that history is NOT boring.

My problem: for every book I find time to read, I find myself adding 4 or 5 to my wish list. Can anyone here relate?

Last fall I decided that instead of reading willy-nilly (e.g., 20th century topic, then an 18th century topic) I would do a somewhat sequential read of (mostly) American history, using the Oxford American History series, and biographies of US Presidents as the main framework of my read. I started with Philbrick's "Mayflower", and am now on the 3rd book in the Oxford seres ("What Hath God Wrought" by Howe, which covers then end of the war of 1812 to late 1840s), It is a 3 steps forward, 2 steps back kind of sequence, but I do think it has greatly enhanced my learning and enjoyment.

In 2010 I read a few books about Watergate...now I hope to live long enough to get back to period. So many books, so little time.

(Right now the add book/author thing isn't working at all--just shows me a blank screen on my iPad when I tap it, so I apologize to anyone who would prefer to see links for each book).

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads, Crazy Cat Lady]

What Hath God Wrought was, I thought, first-class, and the volume following - Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era - is the best single-volume history of the war era I've read, and possibly even better.

[Steven]

Becky wrote: "Hello fellow history lovers. I am joining because I strongly believe that history is NOT boring. (Also because this group is not totally hung-up on the need to insert book-cover thumbnails for ev..."

I can definitely relate to your habit of adding several books to read, for everyone read. A major culprit is Goodreads and these wonderful history groups, as I come across new books that sound interesting almost every time I log on. And don't get me started about how many interesting books I come across every time I visit the book store where my spouse works...sigh. Still, one great thing is that through GR I've discovered I'm far from being alone in my love of history and biography.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads, Crazy Cat Lady]

Might not take you as much time as you're afraid of, Henri; the years 1876-1929 haven't been written up yet (in the Oxford American History series)!

[Lise]

Hi there! I'm Lise. I love reading history. I haven't always, so I've got a lot to catch up on! Favorites recently are:

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

I make art and write fiction and stead the home here in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.. Glad to have found this group!

[Lance]

Hi Lise,

I received the note from GoodReads.

Since you love reading history you may want to read my book which is about the part of WW2 that is a blank in other books on WW2 -- how the European and Asian halves of WW2 are inter-related and inter-dependent.

See excerpts here -- http://numistamp.com/Taierzhuang-1938...

There's also audio help at -- http://numistamp.com/Taierzhuang-1938...

In the Portland area, it's available from Powell's Books.

Best regards,

Lance Olsen (the Historian, not the Novelist of the same name)

[C. J.]

Hi. My name is CJ. I have always had some interest in History though I will admit I was not so great at studying it in school. Sometimes I only had the "spark" to learn it only around the time finals rolled around. Still I am doing my best now to learn what I haven't and get a grip on what has happened in my country's history and beyond because I know it is interesting.