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[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome to Angela, Dave, Megan, Phil, Laura, Zach and Benjamin to the History Book Club.

Please be mindful to review the guidelines, orientation and rules for citations that have been laid out for you by our Assisting Moderators Alisa, Jill and Bryan.

Thank you guys (Alisa, Jill and Bryan) for holding down the fort and assisting all newbies.

@Dave - Dave, it sounds like with your interest in history and your military background that you will easily find some threads of tremendous interest to you.

@Angela - Angela, we hope to be a good influence for you, but beware of an ever expanding TBR reading list (smile).

@Megan - Megan, you have come to the right place to get some ideas for good nonfiction books. Hope that you can find some time to participate in some of our book discussions or threads.

@Phil - Phil, glad to have another Civil War buff join the group. Hope that you can give us some good suggestions and ideas to expand that area.

@Laura - Laura, we actually started out as a private group, but expanded because we got so many requests from folks like yourself who were interested in joining. Just jump right into the discussion threads and get yourself acclimated to our book discussions. We look forward to reading your posts and hearing your ideas and comments.

@Zach - Zach, we are delighted to have you join us and hope you can help out with our Civil War threads and with some new ideas and suggestions.

@Benjamin - Benjamin, there is lots going on. But with your background - you should fit right in.

Best wishes to all of you,

Bentley

[Svetlana]

Hello,

My name is Svetlana and I'm working on a historical fiction set in 1945-1946 Germany with flashbacks to the Eastern Front and Nazi-occupied Ukraine. This calls for a lot of research, which shows in my reading list.

My main areas of interest at this point are:
- The Eastern Front;
- The Battle of Berlin;
- The Battle of Stalingrad;
- The Third Reich;
- Nazi-occupied Ukraine and the partisan war;
- The Allied occupation of Germany;
- Displaced persons in postwar Germany.

I hope to find here discussions and threads covering non-fiction on the Third Reich (not Holocaust), the Eastern Front and postwar Germany. At this point my list of books already read has over 100 titles which I will add here gradually.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Svetlana and welcome to the group, I am sure you will finds heaps here to keep you interested.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Svetlana. Glad you could join us.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

[Jill H.]

Welcome Svetlana........there are many topics here that will interest you. Please browse the threads and jump right into the discussions. Glad you found us.

[Alisa]

Welcome Svetlana, hope you enjoy the group and the discussions found here.

[William]

Hi!

My name is William Burton McCormick, which sounds pretty pompous so you all can just call me Bill.

I am an American writer who has lived Latvia, Russia, Estonia and Ukraine. I presently split my time between Europe and Nevada.

I love history of most eras (I have a degree in Ancient Studies) and I recently spent a lot of time studying Eastern Europe during the years of 1850 to 1950 or so. That's where I primarily write my fiction too.

Anyway, I will imagine I will be popping up in the discussion groups on the World Wars, Russian Revolution, Latvian Independence Wars, and several others eras. Also love historical mysteries.

To give you a feel for my tastes my favorite non-fiction historical books were Allan Bullock's "Hitler and Stalin Parallel Lives", Livy's "The War with Hannibal", and Edmund Morris's TR books.

Take care, and I look forward to some great chats.

Best Wishes,

Bill

[Alisa]

Welcome Bill, we are glad to have you as a member.

As you get started please familiarize yourself with our guidelines (we have a strict rule regarding self-promotion) and take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books and author you mentioned should look:

by Alan Bullock
by Livy
Edmund Morris

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Jill H.]

Welcome to the group Bill. Please browse the threads and participate in the discussions. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Bill to the History Book Club. Please be mindful of our rules and guidelines including our no self promotion rule.

It sounds like you will find a great deal to be interested in here.

[William]

Bentley wrote: "Welcome Bill to the History Book Club. Please be mindful of our rules and guidelines including our no self promotion rule.

It sounds like you will find a great deal to be interested in here."

Thank you all. I have read the self-promotion rule, I didn't think I violated it. Just talked about where I lived and my interests. That's sort of fundamental to an introduction. Sorry to cause trouble.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

No trouble (smile); just wanted to help you avoid walking into any.

[William]

Svetlana wrote: "Hello,

My name is Svetlana and I'm working on a historical fiction set in 1945-1946 Germany with flashbacks to the Eastern Front and Nazi-occupied Ukraine. This calls for a lot of research, which ..."

Hi Svetlana! Those are very interesting subjects! Welcome (I am even newer to this board than you.) The Nazi-occupied Ukraine interests me a lot too (I lived in Kharkov). I look forward to hearing your findings/theories in the discussion groups.

Best, Bill

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Bill, welcome to the group, I am sure you will have a great time here and I look forward to discussing some good books covering the World Wars.

[William]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Bill, welcome to the group, I am sure you will have a great time here and I look forward to discussing some good books covering the World Wars."

Thanks Rick! I look forward to it!

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Svetlana and William, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fascinating discussions on music we also have quite a few interesting threads on music (all kinds from all places)
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

[Trish]

Hello All. I somewhat recently discovered, rather retrospectively, that I enjoy historical fiction. I also enjoy non-fiction, particulary auto/biographies and memoirs. But I don't feel that I'm extremely well read. So...I'm here to stretch my horizons.

Looking forward to many good reads with you!
~Trish

[Jill H.]

Hi Trish and welcome to our truly international book club. I think you will enjoy it here.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. Books should look like this:
by Stephen King

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2......

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask any of the moderators. And enjoy!!

[Alisa]

Hi Trish, welcome to the group. Please explore and participate in the discussions. Glad to have you with us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Trish to the History Book Club. Thank you also to Jill for helping to show you our rules and guidelines.

I am sure that you will find books that interest you here.

Bentley

[Bryan]

Hello Bill and Trish. Glad you found us and I hope you enjoy what we offer here at the HBC.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Trish, welcome to the group.

[Svetlana]

William wrote: "Svetlana wrote: "Hello,

My name is Svetlana and I'm working on a historical fiction set in 1945-1946 Germany with flashbacks to the Eastern Front and Nazi-occupied Ukraine. This calls for a lot ..."

It's so interesting that you have lived in Ukraine. I look forward to reading your comments and opinions here!

[Trish]

Thank you all for the warm welcomes and for the housekeeping rules. Much appreciated ;)

[Linda]

Hi my name is Linda. I love any thing to do with English history. I am also looking for books on it.

[Jill H.]

Linda....you have come to the right place for English history and lots more.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. Books should look like this:

by Alison Weir

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2......

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators and enjoy!

[Alisa]

Linda, welcome to the group we are glad to have you. Please explore the threads, there are plenty here to offer something for any history lover.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Linda and welcome to the group, I am sure you will have a good time here.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Linda (btw. nice doggie!) and Trish, welcome to the group. Besides all the interesting discussions on history we also have quite a few nice threads on music (all kinds from all places).
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

[Chris]

Greetings to you all, and thank you for creating this wonderful Book Club.

I did take a little stroll around some of your sunny forums and shady piazzas before deciding to join, it looks as if you have a great deal of vibrant discussion and debate going on.

A little about me, I'm an ex-pat Brit living in Madison, WI, where I lead a team which designs wind farms and gather large amounts of data to show how successful those farms will be once we've built them. I'm originally a physicist, but also have an engineering doctorate which made finding a job a little easier.

History has become something of a passion and a hobby of mine over the last ten years. Having started off reading many books on both World Wars, the English Civil War, and British Naval history, I then found myself wandering off into lesser charted territory such as Mike Dash's Tulipmania, or Peter Hopkirk's The Great Game.

My most-read authors: Niall Ferguson, David Starkey, Paul Johnson, Robert Massie, Eric Hobsbawm and Paul Kennedy. I enjoy reading the work of authors I don't necessarily agree with.

I try to read widely as well as deeply but am conscious that I've hardly begun to explore and understand the history of the US, hence my current reading around the Civil War and particularly Sandburg's biography of Lincoln.

I'm looking forward to meeting with you and discussing and sharing our thoughts on divers and sundry topics.

Chris Ziesler

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Chris, welcome to the group, I am pretty sure you will have a fun time here finding lots of new books and authors, enjoy.

[Chris]

Chris wrote: "Greetings to you all, and thank you for creating this wonderful Book Club.

I did take a little stroll around some of your sunny forums and shady piazzas before deciding to join, it looks as if y..."

Ooops, I see from previous comments I'm supposed to cite books differently, let's give it a go:


Tulipomania : The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused

The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia

Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years

And Authors:
David Starkey
Eric Hobshbawn
Niall Ferguson
Paul Kennedy
Paul Johnson
Robert K Massie

let's see if that works.

[Alisa]

Welcome Chris, we are glad to have you as a member. I am sure you will fit in nicely with the group, and hope you enjoy exploring the threads and commenting.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books and authors you mention should look:
Mike Dash
Peter Hopkirk
Niall Ferguson David Starkey
Robert Massie Freeman
Eric Hobsbawn
Paul Kennedy
Carl Sandburg

I wasn't sure which Paul Johnson you were referring to so did not include it: demonstrating one of the reasons we ask people to follow this guideline.


More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Alisa]

Chris you are close, see my example above of how your post should look. You can practice on the mechanics of the board thread or ask any of the moderators. Once you get it down it's a snap. Thanks!

[Chris]

Alisa wrote: "Chris you are close, see my example above of how your post should look. You can practice on the mechanics of the board thread or ask any of the moderators. Once you get it down it's a snap. Thanks!"

Alisa,

Thanks, I realized after they appeared as links that I needed to press the other button. Also a few of my authors point to the wrong people.

Ah well, I'm sure that practice will make perfect.

No point in my getting all Wild Things about it :-)


CZ

[Alisa]

Chris wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Chris you are close, see my example above of how your post should look. You can practice on the mechanics of the board thread or ask any of the moderators. Once you get it down it's..."

You'll get there. It's book cover, author photo (when available) and author link. :-)


Maurice Sendak

cheers ~

[Bryan]

Hello Linda and Chris and welcome

[Chris]

Alisa wrote: "Chris wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Chris you are close, see my example above of how your post should look. You can practice on the mechanics of the board thread or ask any of the moderators. Once you ge..."

I'll get there:
Tom Wolfe

thanks for your patience.
Z

[Alisa]

Yay! :-)

[Jill H.]

Welcome Chris......you've got the hang of it now....it just takes a few tries.
I hope you find many topics here that will pique your interest. Enjoy!

[Artemis]

Hi I'm Artemis.

I live in Johannesburg, South Africa.

I come from a family of historians, and the only thing I ever really did do exceptionally well in academically was history! My sister is a very successful history teacher and re-wrote most of the country's history text books when SA became a democracy in 2004. I developed a particular interest in SA history after assisting in the research, stunned at how a whole history of a country could lie buried and hidden.

It didn't make history, but a few years ago, I came across an 8000 piece jigsaw puzzle, which mapped all the events of history from the birth of Christ to the new millenium. I decided to build it as a gift to my sister. It took three months of buiding each of the 500 blocks, which were labelled in French, which forced me to have to look up each event. It was all in comic charactures. It still hangs at the school where my sister taught at the time. It was a Guiness world record but I stupidly didn't register it.

That's me and thanks to my friend Chris for leading me to this group, I'm grateful.

[Alisa]

Hello Artemis, welcome, we are glad to have you as a member in our international group. With your interests we hope we will find many discussions in which to participate.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books you mention should look:

Timothy Egan

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Jill H.]

Welcome to our truly international book club, Artemis. I know you will find many subjects to pique your interest. Please join in the discussions/book recommendations and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.
Your introduction was truly interesting.....but darn, you should have registered that jigsaw puzzle with Guiness!!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Artemis, I agree; is it too late to do that.

Very interesting introduction.

Bentley

[Craig]

So was this jigsaw puzzle a commercially-sold product that you found or did you create it? Either way it sounds very interesting!

[Bryan]

Welcome Artemis, glad you found us.

[Artemis]

What a warm and friendly reception. Thank you all so much.

You can read about the jigsaw and it's origins at this website

http://www.historiacomica.com/accueil...

I was glad to hear there is a second one (opus 2) from the Big Bang to the birth of Christ - its only 4000 pieces however. I have written to the creator - perhaps madness will drive me to do a second one! Or loneliness. There were only 200 squares, not 500 as I originally posted.

In the meantime I'll visit Guiness and see what the record is...

As we say in SA...

Viva Opus 2 Viva!

[Artemis]

A quick check reveals that the biggest jigsaw built to date, by any one person, is 18 000 pieces. I don't have enough life left to beat that. Too many books I still have to read :-)

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Artemis wrote: " Too many books I still have to read :-)"

Sounds like you found the right place...

Welcome Artemis and Chris.
Apart from all the interesting discussions on history we also have quite a few nice threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Artemis and welcome to the group, I am sure you will enjoy your time here.