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I'm new to the History Book Club. My main interest in literature is history, both fiction and non-fiction. I'm an historian myself and teach history classes, both here where I live near Copenhagen and also, a few years back, in London, my second city so to speak.
So I guess history for me is both a profession and a hobby. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks again,
Steen

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Karen, hello please remember the fact that we are a no spam and no self promotion zone. Glad to have you here. One of the moderators tried to contact you directly but the note to you did not go through. Just as an FYI then.

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American History
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Thank you!

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Military History
The Second World War
You might also be interested in our current discussions of Eisenhower in War and Peace and The Liberation Trilogy:
Discussion about Eisenhower in War and Peace
Discussion on the The Liberation Trilogy books
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I am glad I joined the group
u have a unique book collection.
I love history
, historical fiction and memoirs.
and I Believe that history teach us a lot.
Study the past if you would define the future.
Confucius


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My name is Wei, or you can call me Vision ,because Wei is my Chinese name ,yes you know I'm from China ,An old mysterious Eastern country with more than 5 thousand years history,so it's well-reasoned for me to be interested in history,I like books about Chinese history as well as world history ,and I wish to be friends with people who have the same interests here.

China
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A warm welcome to our new members Steen, Mario, Ed, Sonny, Diane, Hend, Mary, and Wei. I hope you enjoy it here.

I'm mainly interested in the use of history as a (reliable) source of information & reference tool to political analysis.
I'm also curious about the whole process of the discipline & the different techniques used by historians in order to make it happen..

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Glad to be part of this group. I am eager to learn more about history. I find this an excellent platform to understand and learn more from others.

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I'm reading a lot of Medieval history lately but need to look to some other areas so I don't become a crank and end up discussubg chain mail late into the night on the internet.

Medieval History
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Welcome Darren, Scott, Mohammed, Larry and Caleb. It's great to know there are so many history lovers.


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