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[Gregg]

I'm going to get a head start on the February read with Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II by Jeffrey R. Cox. ;-) I recently received all three of the Cox' titles in the series.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Gregg wrote: "I'm going to get a head start on the February read with Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II by Jeffrey R. Cox. ;-) I recentl..."

Perfect choice. I will set up the theme page very shortly and send a group message with the details & link.

[Marc]

Gregg wrote: "I'm going to get a head start on the February read with Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II by Jeffrey R. Cox. ;-) I recentl..."

I have that same book waiting in the wings for the group read.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi folks, the first theme read page for 2022 is up and running for those interested in joining in:

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

[Jeff]

Would anyone be interested in a group or buddy read of Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman? It’s part of a dilogy, that ends with Life and Fate, which was intended to be a modern day version of War and Peace.

At Goodreads (the company) we had a book club for really long books and we read War and Peace, this was the next pair of books to read.

I no longer work for Goodreads but I thought I’d search for other potentially interested discussants.

There could be up to 5 meetings to help pace the book for the group.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Jeffrey wrote: "Would anyone be interested in a group or buddy read of Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman? It’s part of a dilogy, that ends with Life and Fate, which was intended to be a modern day version of War and P..."

Hi Jeffrey, let me know if you get enough interest and I will set up a thread for you to moderate the group/buddy read.

[Alex]

I woukd be interested Jeffrey. Brilliant books

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

The April theme page is up and ready for discussion. The theme is on WW2 submarine warfare or surface naval engagements:

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

[Simon]

OK Rick, two ww2 novels, The Ship and the Good Shepherd by CS Forrester, which I have indeed read !

Tick box. :)

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Simon wrote: "OK Rick, two ww2 novels, The Ship and the Good Shepherd by CS Forrester, which I have indeed read !

Tick box. :)"

Nice :)

[Jeff]

Hi Rick, could we create a Topic for the read of Vasily Grossman's Stalingrad duology (including Life and Fate)? I think there's about 7 people interested that responded to my DMs. Thanks!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Jeff wrote: "Hi Rick, could we create a Topic for the read of Vasily Grossman's Stalingrad duology (including Life and Fate)? I think there's about 7 people interested that responded to my DMs. Thanks!"

Set up and ready to go:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi folks,

the June 2022 theme read page is up and running just in case anyone wants to get an early start. The theme is any book or books of your choice that covers 1942 Russia - Case Blue, Siege of Leningrad, or the Battle of Midway in the Pacific. You book can be fiction or non-fiction as long as it covers the theme:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi folks,

The August theme read which covers Operation Pedestal (Malta), or Op. Jubilee (Dieppe), or the Kokoda battles of 1942 is now ready for discussion. You can read any book or books of your choice that covers one of these topics, including novels:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

For those who are interested in joining in the October theme read (El Alamein or the Torch landings) the thread/page is now open for discussion/comment:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I have set up the December theme page in case anyone wants an early start. The theme is a member's choice or a general WW2 social/cultural book:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

OK folks, time for a few ideas for some 2023 theme reads. There are a few 80th anniversaries we could cover:

Feb. - The end of the Guadalcanal campaign.

April - Warsaw Uprising

June - Kursk 1943 and/or Sicily

Aug. - Italian campaign

Oct. - Tarawa

Dec. - Members choice

Any other ideas or suggestions?

[Marc]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "OK folks, time for a few ideas for some 2023 theme reads. There are a few 80th anniversaries we could cover:

Feb. - The end of the Guadalcanal campaign.

April - Warsaw Uprising

June - Kursk 1943..."

Lots of good ideas there. Others to consider would be Operation Chastise (the Dambusters Raid), the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, the Schweinfurt/Regensburg Raids, and maybe Bomber Command's campaign.

Since there are recent books about the first two I mentioned, I already have those set up for 2023!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

OK, how about this line up for 2023:

Feb. - The end of the Guadalcanal campaign and/or Battle of the Bismarck Sea

April - Warsaw Uprising and/or partisan/resistance Ops.

June - Kursk 1943 or Sicily and/or Italian campaign.

Aug. - Allied Air Ops during 1943.

Oct. - Tarawa

Dec. - Members choice

[Marc]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "OK, how about this line up for 2023:

Feb. - The end of the Guadalcanal campaign and/or Battle of the Bismarck Sea

April - Warsaw Uprising and/or partisan/resistance Ops.

June - Kursk 1943 or Sic..."

I can work with that!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Perfect :)

[Gary]

I have just finished X-Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped Defeat the Nazis
Here's the link to my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Next I'm going to read Operation Jubilee: Dieppe, 1942: The Folly and the Sacrifice, which some X-Troopers were involved in.
Merry Christmas,All!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Great review Gary, thanks for sharing.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi folks, I have set up the first theme read page for 2023, the subject is the end of the Guadalcanal campaign and/or Battle of the Bismarck Sea:


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

[Simon]

Ummmm no, my theme read is WW1 ...




Sorry all. Later in the Year ?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

No problems at all Simon, join in whenever you can :)

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi folks, the April theme page is up and ready for comment and discussion:

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

Due to the fact that I will be overseas during this period I may not be able to participate in the theme directly, but I will be keeping tabs on the conversation.

[Dj]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi folks, the April theme page is up and ready for comment and discussion:

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

Due to th..."


Sweet, time for a little light reading at Aussie's place.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I've upgraded the security system since last time :)

[Dj]

Oh, that's no big deal. I have my methods.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Dj wrote: "Oh, that's no big deal. I have my methods."

Hmmm :)

[Manray9]

Dj wrote: "Oh, that's no big deal. I have my methods."

Forget the books, go for the wine cellar.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Noooo, don't say that MR9!!!

[Dj]

Manray9 wrote: "Dj wrote: "Oh, that's no big deal. I have my methods."

Forget the books, go for the wine cellar."

Don't like wine. I am only interested in sitting in his comfy chair and reading some books I don't have access to. I am a very polite, uninvited guest. LOL

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Just a quick reminder that in a few days' time we will be starting the June theme read - Kursk 1943 and/or Sicily and/or Italian campaign.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Just picked out my book to read in the theme:

At War on the Gothic Line: Fighting in Italy, 1944-45 by Christian Jennings

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Excellent selection Mike!

[Jonny]

Nice one mate!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

The June theme page is up and ready for discussion and comment. The theme is on any of these subjects; Kursk 1943 and/or Sicily and/or Italian campaign.

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

The August theme read - Allied air ops during 1943, is now open for discussion:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi folks,

The October theme read page is open and ready for discussion. I have broadened the theme to cover any Pacific War battle that occurred during 1943:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

The final theme read for 2023 is set up and ready to go - its a member's choice:

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

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

OK folks, a few suggestions for some theme reads for 2024.

We will conduct a theme read every second month starting in February so we need 5 suggestions as I have already allocated June for books on the Normandy campaign.

Suggestions/ideas for the other theme months????

[Darya Silman]

Poland 1939 and politics surrounding it; the atomic bomb (Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Germany's efforts to create one, the US policy); Ukraine in WW2; Crete; Australian participation in WW2

[zed]

Social histories.
Bios.

Darya mentioning Australian participation is OK by me considering how much I have on the TBR.

[Dipanjan]

Lesser known wars of ww2
Participation of Romania Bulgaria Hungary or Finland
Biographies of ww2 generals

[BA]

Anything on the Eastern Front. North African Campaign. Estonia in WWII
And I second Darya's suggestion--> Ukraine in WWII.

[Marc]

1944 was a year of epic battles and campaigns:
Anzio
Cassino
D-Day
Market Garden
Aachen
Battle of the Bulge
Warsaw Uprising
Operation Bagration
Cherkassy Pocket
Bombing of Germany by the USAAF and the RAF
Big Week
Lots of invasions in the Pacific: Marshall Islands, Peleliu, the Marianas (Saipan, Tinian & Guam), Leyte
Big naval battles: Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf
Kohima in the CBI

Maybe a month of big battle reads?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

A lot there to choose from. I will put forward a list shortly.

[David]

Sounds intriguing.