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[Becky]

Hi Doug! Welcome to lots and lots of history topics! Happy reading and posting!

[Bryan]

Welcome, Doug. I hope you find the group rewarding.

[Julia]

Hi everyone! I'm Julia, 23, from Germany. Recently I got more and more interested in the history of Great Britain and the time of World War I. Before that I concentrated more on ancient history. Seems like I skipped some centuries in between :) Glad to be here and looking forward to good discussions with interesting people!

[Jeremiah]

Hiya folks! I'm Jeremiah, 26, coming to you out of North Carolina. I've always had an interest in history, more so since getting out of school (a shame I couldn't have enjoyed it as much then). I'm most focused on early American history from colonization to settling the West.

by Hampton Sides

[Bea]

Welcome Julia! There's something for everybody here.

For this club 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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post itself.

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by Barbara W. Tuchman

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[Bea]

Wow, Jeremiah, a perfect book citation on your first try! Way to go.

As you familiarize your self with our board, please take a moment to read our guidelines:
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[Jill H.]

This is a great place of the history lover, Julia and Jeremiah and we are glad you joined us. Please browse the threads and participate in the discussions/book recommendations. Enjoy!!

[Alisa]

Welcome Julia and Jeremiah, we are glad to have you with the group.

Jeremiah, a special thank you to posting the book and author in accordance with our guidelines. Great job!

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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post . Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how books you mention should look:

by Timothy Egan

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Thanks and glad you joined us. We look forward to your contributions.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome, Julia and Jeremiah. You can check out what others are reading in the 50 Books in 2012 section (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...). You will find some great recommendations there.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Julia and Jeremiah. Glad you could join us.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

Perfect job, Jeremiah!

More information:
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[M.D.]

Hello everyone my name is Mark Eyre and I've just joined the group.

Favourite historical fiction authors include George Macdonald Fraser, Patrick O'Brien and Steven Pressfield

Also enjoy nonfiction as well, particularly military history: Max Hastings, John Keegan and Anthony Beevor.

Cheers Mark

[Bryan]

Welcome, Mark. Glad you could join us.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how the authors you've mentioned should look:

George MacDonald Fraser

Patrick O'Brien

Steven Pressfield

Max Hastings

John Keegan

Anthony Beevor

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[Jill H.]

Welcome, Ronel....we are glad you joined us.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts. The book you mentioned should look like this:

by William L. Shirer



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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. Enjoy.

BTW, you are reading one of my favorite books of all time.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Ronel. I hope you find the group interesting and jump right in.

[Alisa]

Hello Mark and Ronel, welcome to the group. Lots to explore and discuss here so please join in the conversations and recommendations.

[Becky]

Hi Mark and Ronel! Welome to a lot of great history reading! Feel free to post about your reading.

[Bea]

Welcome to the boards Mark and Ronel! I've found my "home" on Goodreads here and I hope you will too.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome, Mark and Ronel. It's great to have you here.

[M.D.]

Hello again and thanks for the warm welcome
Cheers Mark

['Aussie Rick']

Mark wrote: "Hello everyone my name is Mark Eyre and I've just joined the group.

Favourite historical fiction authors include George Macdonald Fraser, Patrick O'Brien and Steven Pressfield

Also enjoy nonf..."

Hi Mark, welcome to the group, you've mentioned all my favourite military historians :)

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Ronel, welcome to the group, nice to see another reader interested in military history :)

[M.D.]

Cheers Rick- yes and if I stuck my neck out I'd say Hastings was the best- he's really insightful and very objective, particularly about the Allied armies' shortcomings in WW2! Certainly destroys a few myths!

['Aussie Rick']

He is good in that regard, hope to chat with you more in the military history threads here at the HBC.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome to all of you and we are glad to have you on the board. Please familiarize yourself with the links that the assisting moderators have graciously added for you and you should do fine.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Mark wrote: "Cheers Rick- yes and if I stuck my neck out I'd say Hastings was the best- he's really insightful and very objective, particularly about the Allied armies' shortcomings in WW2! Certainly destroys a..."

Mark make sure to cite any author mentioned:


Max Hastings

[Jo]

Hi!

I'm Jo; I'm 29 & relatively new to reading history.

I have always had a love for classics but recently it's developed into much more than that. I will be starting a History degree in university with effect from 09/2013. I'm familiarising myself with a variety of texts and building up a reading list. So far, reflecting my interests I have reserved:

by Dee Brown

and

Roy Porter

I'm currently searching my local libraries for:

by Iris Chang

I also have an interest in politics.

I'm really looking forward to discovering my exact passions & to join in discussions :)

[Bryan]

Welcome, Jo. Glad you could join us.

Great job on the citations.

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

[Alisa]

Jo, welcome to the group and glad you found us. Hope you look around and join in the discussions and book recommendations found here.

[Becky]

Hi Jo! This are a great bunch of topics here - check it all out!

[Jill H.]

Hi, Jo. You have come to the right place for the history lover. Good book recommendations and discussion abound. Enjoy!

[Bea]

Welcome, Jo! We look forward to your contributions to our club.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Jo, Mark, Ronel, Julia, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fascinating discussions on history 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

[Sigrun]

Since I'm fairly new here, too, as far as posting goes, I thought I'd briefly introduce myself. I was born into World War II and after the war my parents decided to emigrate to Canada. I started collecting books, languages, education and travel memories. There are few subjects that don't interest me, e.g., books with vampires, witches and demons--though I don't mind shape shifters or supernatural powers in fiction. Nor am I terribly interesting in engineering, mining or a few other professions like doctor. I'm a blood wimp, which explains some of my dislikes. Luckily, so far I've always been able to manage my own bloody injuries--as long as I could get to a doctor asap. I have a lot of books both fiction and nonfiction. History and traveling in both are my favorites, for children's and adult books. My nonfiction interests range from astronomy to theology and travel, perhaps beyond, but I can't think of any subjects beyond a tr....

[Bea]

Welcome Sigrun! There's something for everybody here.

For this club 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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post itself.

Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book itself and/or author and increases the readability of your posts. This is how a cited book should look:

by Paul Johnson


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

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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

If you have any questions feel free to ask any of the moderators. Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Alisa]

Welcome Sigrun, hope you enjoy exploring the threads and participating in the discussions.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome Jo and Sigrun. I'm sure you'll find many things here to interest you.

[Blossom]

Hello, my name is Blossom. I'm a stay-at-home wife and homeschooling mom of two. I minored in history (received my degree in Liberal Studies in '11) but really wanted it as my major.
I joined this group a while ago but have been busy. I am looking forward to reading more and discussing (perhaps mostly reading though) the books the group reads through.

[Jill H.]

Welcome, Blossom....this is the place for the history lover.
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts. Books you mention should look like this:
by William L. Shirer



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. Enjoy.

[Alisa]

Blossom, welcome to the group! We invite you to participate in the many discussions found here. Something for everyone - explore and enjoy!

[Bea]

Hi, Blossom. I hope you will make yourself at home here.

[Alisa]

Welcome Nancy, we are glad to have you as a member. Our membership is global and the threads explore many areas of interest. Please join in any of the discussions and book recommendations that you find here.

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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post . Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how books you mention should look:

by 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.

[Bea]

Hi, Nancy! It's so good to see you here. We have a great group and interesting discussions.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Nancy, what a wonderful introduction and we hope you enjoy your time here.

[Jill H.]

Welcome, Nancy and thanks for the lovely introduction. This is the place for the history lover and we hope you will join in the discussions/book recommendations.

[Becky]

Hi Nancy - we've got lots of great threads here - pull up a chair, grab a cuppa and enjoy! Chime in and let us know what you think or are reading, too!

[Christa]

Hello, all, I'm Christa. A disabled attorney, so, my specialty is American history. My undergrad degrees are in Middle Eastern history and in German (and yes, I am fluent in German). I have a strong background in colonial history, especially as it affects Africa and the Baltics. . . . and my animals all have somewhat historical names. . . Sabo the black cat, for the IWW sabotage cat, Arlo for his love of Woody Guthrie songs, Murphy for his love of Irish beer (my father is all North Irish, and I have spent a lot of time in North Ireland). Ari, is Hebrew for lion, and Jake, is so he wouldn't get confused with other dogs in our building! :0)

[Alisa]

Welcome Christa, we are glad to have you as a member. Great introduction, and sounds like you have quite the animal farm!

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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post . Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how books you mention should look:

by 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, Christa. This is the place for all history buffs. Please browse the threads and join in the discussions/book recommendations. It is a great group.....(and there are many animal lovers here as well!!!)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Christa, we love animals here so you are in the right place with a love of history and animals.

Whatever you can add to our American History segment, please feel free to do so.

Thanks to Alisa for posting some helpful urls for you since we do have some citation rules and guidelines, etc.

All best,

Bentley

[Bea]

Hi Christa! We have a great group and a really wide variety of discussions. I hope you'll jump right in.