The History Book Club discussion

Welcome Heather. This is the place for all things history. Please note in the paragraph below the book citation guidelines and I have used the books you mentioned as examples.

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 the books you mentioned should look:

by Robert Dallek

(no image) The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J Evans (no photo)


More information:
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Thanks and glad you joined us.

Got it!

A gentle welcome for Heather,

It is part of our rules and guidelines - glad you got it (smile) and we have found that folks who do not introduce themselves do not do well here because they never get involved in the book discussions or ask for assistance.

There is a lot here aside from military.

Heather, rules and guidelines vary from group to group on goodreads and it is always good to make sure that you check because what one group requires another group does not.

It is like being in your living room and being able to visit 100 different countries without leaving your house which have various rules, procedures and orientations. It gets confusing and that is why this group is well moderated and tries to lead the way. Other groups do not have active moderation and things are more laissez-faire.

If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to ask.

Hi my name is Matt. I'm a 7th grade student at Corvallis middle school. I was born in Hamilton MT. I asked to join this group because I love history especially Military History.

Welcome to the group, Matt.

We are happy to have you with us. What a nice introduction. Thank you for taking the time to compose a good brief expression of why you like history and why you joined our group.

You must be one of our youngest members. If you need any assistance you only have to ask for help from any one of the moderators.

Also, we ask that you check with your parents and make sure that it is OK for you to be on goodreads and in this group.

This is a public group and you are very welcome to be here but we want to make sure that you check with them as to the appropriateness of any of our discussions that may focus on World War I or II or any of a variety of subjects that I think you would be interested in that deal with World conflicts or military history.

You are in good company here and if you look around you'll see we have threads on current events, politics, economic history as well as many other historical topics and quite a few on military history which you love.

We also have a folder on a variety of sports and we'd be thrilled for you to contribute there as well.

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 Anthony Shadid

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 and we look forward to reading your posts.

Bentley

Bentley wrote: "This is a thread where you can introduce yourself to the group. This is one of our rules and guidelines.

Please introduce yourself here so we can welcome you. Tell us a little bit about yoursel..."

Hi Everyone,
I thought I had introduced myself a good while back when I originally joined the group, but just to make sure (and introduce myself to anyone who has joined since) here's a brief intro about myself. My name is Steven Harbin. I'm an educator in an alternative school in the southeastern United States. I was a high school history teacher back in the 1980's. I've always loved history, ever since I started reading Landmark books about ancient history back in elementary school in the 1960's. I'm interested in just about all eras and areas of history, but presently I've been reading a good deal the 17th and 18th century World and American history. I've loved this group ever since I joined, and enjoy the group reads.

Hi! I am Rosa Sala Rose, born in Barcelona (Spain) from a German mother and a Spanish father. I am a free-lance writer of historical essays, so I am naturally interested on history, mainly German history of the 19th and 20th centuries. I am especially keen on whatever relates Nazism with the history of mentalities and culture. I try to read as much as I can about these topics. I also love autobiographies, diaries and memories by people who have been living in Germany during the first half of the 20th century, since autobiographical writings are often an amazing source of unconventional historical knowledge.

Hi everyone, my name is Stacie. I am 20 years old and from the United States. I am currently majoring in Health Care Administration at a local university. I also love to read, especially those books involving history. I read history books of any kind, but the ones that I am most interested occur during the 20th century. The last couple of history books I've read were about WWII and John F. Kennedy. The things that I love most about history is learning about what it was like during that period of time and what people had to experience.

Hello all. I joined this group some time ago and am responding to your understandable request for members to introduce themselves.

My name is Paul from London, England. I'm a designer by trade, and originally from Birmingham (England again, not Alabama!). My father seriously considered teaching history in his youth, which perhaps explains why as long as I can remember I've not been able to pass so much as a doorway without stopping to ponder its past.

My historical reading has ranged widely over the years, from a childhood obsession with the Victorians, (Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress by Jan Morris for instance), to 20th century conflicts (The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 1 by William L. Shirer), to more recently an exploration of the Classical age (for instance Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West by Tom Holland).

In short, I'm endlessly curious, and will pick up almost any history book. My only problem is finding the time.

Another welcome to Katherine, Jeanie, Heather, Matt, and Steve. Glad to see so many new faces in the group.

Also a big welcome to Rosa, Stacie, and Paul. So glad that you found The History Book Club here on GoodReads. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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 comment 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.

Here is an example of how the books you've mentioned should look:

by Jan Morris
by William L. Shirer
by Tom Holland

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.

Thank you Kathy.

Hi! Kim Turney here. I joined this group because I have become a History Fanatic. I am a Sword Master in the film industry - basically I teach and perform fake fights for a living. Part of being a sword master is understanding historical time periods and the weapons that go with them. I am also really interested in WWI and WWII, mostly for studying and trying to comprehend why people made the decisions they made that lead the world to war in the first place. I find it fascinating. I look forward to all the discussions here.
Cheers!
Kim

Hi, my name is Vince. I have been interested in history almost since I began to read. I'm from the US, and although I have a very wide range of interest in historical topics/eras, I am most interested in 19th C. and earlier US history, especially the Civil War era.

Welcome Kim and Vince.....we are glad to have you join the rest of us History Fanatics!

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 comment 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.

Here is an example of how the books you mention should look:

by Mark Twain


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 ask any of the moderators.....and enjoy yourself!!!!

Welcome Rosa, Stacie, and Paul.....we are so glad you joined us. Please take some time to browse the threads and join in the action!

Hi,I'm Atefe,23,from Iran...love history but somehow haven't read any historical books...I joined this group to get information about great ones...glad to be a member here.... ;)

This is Claire Englewood's intro minus those section we do not allow because of our rules and guidelines regarding self promotion.

Hello, everyone. I'm Claire Englewood, a retired Human Resources professional, living in Maryland, .........

I've been a history buff all my life and love that retirement lets me indulge in reading, researching, college classes and genealogy.

I'm hoping to do a master's degree in European History if I can qualify for some funding. Right now my research is very focused on Middle Europe, 1848-1950 but I also read a lot about the Plantagenets, American History (especially Presidents from Lincoln through FDR), Crime History, emigration patterns or diaspora issues, Jewish history, and serial killers. Don't try to pin me down!

Hi. My name is Gayle. I am from the USA. My love of history comes from my Dad and my family history.

hi dere, my name is Ian and I live in Ireland. I am interested in almost all history - ancient, modern, mediavel, social, military, political, cultural with maybe a bias towards narrative history. If I had to pick favourite history books off the top of my head they would be:

by Cicely Veronica Wedgwood

by Thucydides

by Barbara Tuchman

by Tom Holland

by Peter Mansfield

by Amin Maalouf

by Mike Dash

And many more.

Hello History Book Club,

My name is David. I enjoy reading history books that cover relatively narrow topics rather than books the cover major events. I enjoy the little details about individual personalities. I work as an economist and as such enjoy reading history books related to socio-economic development. Recently, I have been interested in reading modern history. Currently, I am reading

by Yegor Gaidar


Best,
David

My name is Autumn and I am an archivist turned school librarian who loves history and research. My particular areas of research have been Women's History (U.S. and British) and British history through 1600 but more recently I have been getting excited about the 18th century and German and Nordic history.

Thanks for adding me to the group! I look forward to being introduced to historical topics with which I am less familiar.

Hey guys,

My name is Fred, I'm 20 years old. I've set a goal for myself recently, which is why I joined goodreads. I plan to read 20 books over the next 1-2 years from a variety of places. I want to be able to know a little bit about every region of the world. I've started my collection with 2 books on the fall of old mexico, one on the balkans since 1453, and one which is an overview of German history.

My favorite places to study about are Central and Eastern Europe, Spain, and Mexico.

Also, I am obsessed with basketball and love the history of it! Especially the 40's-early 70's.

Welcome to the group, Gayle, Ian, David, Autumn, and Fred.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. It also 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 a book you might mention should look:

by Orlando Figes

Please take a moment to skim over the information available below

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

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

Orientation: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

If you have any questions, that's what us moderators are here for. We look forward to your contribution.

Jerome

Welcome to Gayle, Ian, Autumn, and Fred. We are so glad you joined us.
A couple of things I might add to Jerome's nice welcome:

Ian.....don't forget to add the author's picture where available.
David......it is not necessary to put up the avatar if the author photo is not available. Just the link and the notation (no photo).
It will become second nature after a few tries.

As Jerome said, we moderators are here to help. Enjoy!

Welcome Atefe and Claire. We are happy that you have joined us and hope that you find much here to pique your interest in history.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. It also 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 a book you might mention should look:

by Charles Dickens

Please take a moment to skim over the information available below

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

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

Orientation: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

If you have any questions, that's what us moderators are here for. We look forward to your contribution.

Hello everybody,
My name is Chris and I'm from Nebraska. History is an important hobby of mine and a way to take a mental vacation every once in a while.
I enjoy military, Roman, American political, ancient, and modern history topics.
Thank you for letting me join and I look forward to great discussions.

So glad you joined us Chris. This is the place for the history lover.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. It also 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 a book you might mention should look:

by Anthony Shadid


Please take a moment to skim over the information available below

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

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

Orientation: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1.........

If you have any questions, ask any of the moderators....and enjoy!

What a fun, busy day. Welcome to Kim, Vince, Atefe, Claire, Gayle, Ian, David, Autumn, Fred, and Chris.

Hi there, my name is Jenny and I've recently joined this group for my interest in history. One of my passions is ancient history; I find it absolutely fascinating. I hope that I will be able to socialize more in the near future. Thank you and I look forward to meeting other group members. :)

I just joined the History Book Club. I have to admit I'm quite specific (but varying) in my interests.

I am interested in Economic History, History of Democratic Institutions, of Law, and of Colonialism/Imperialism (the winners often write biased accounts), History of Finance and History of Abrahamic Religions and deviations/heterodoxy, of Science and Philosophy and of course I am interested in all the historic figures in each arena.

And interested in Statistics and Maths, my main academic interests.

Hi
My name is Peter, and I'm from Portugal.
I am interested in history, and my favorite topics are WW2 and ancient wars.

Hello! My name is Tiffany. I am a Special Education Social Studies teacher in Metro Atlanta. I am originally from East Tennessee and an alumnus of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (BA in History; MS in Education). I have taught American Government, Economics, World History, World Geography, Ninth Grade Literature, American Literature, World Literature, and Technical Communications. My historical interests are really broad, but I like to read about the American Civil War and World War I. I am currently the PAC Chair and Secretary for my local National Education Association (NEA) affiliate and I am on the Board of Directors for my state NEA affiliate. I am also Secretary for my local Democratic Committee and President of my local chapter of the Young Democrats. I also love sports, photography, art, singing in my chancel and chamber choirs at my church, and spending time with friends and family.

Greetings, my name is Steve Rego and I live in the San Francisco bay area. I am an avid history reader, specifically in the subject of World War II. I also enjoy reading about early Roman and Egyptian history as well as biographies.

Tiffany.....Welcome to the place for all things history. There is much here that will meet your reading preferences.

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 Anthony Shadid

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......

If you have any questions, ask any of the moderators...........and enjoy!

Glad you joined us, Steve. This is the place for the avid history buff.

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 Charles Dickens

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.........

If you have any questions, ask any of the moderators...........and enjoy!

Hello My name is Jen and I live Scotland. I am a keen history fan, British, Scottish and Irish. I am particularly interested in WW1 and 2 and I have a desire to learn about American history.

I am keen to discuss, debate and read books of relevance.

Thank you.

Hello, I am Skaidrite Rita Sparks, a retired university professor, hospital administrator, and librarian, who lived WWII as a child in Latvia and later as a refugee in displaced persons' camps in Austria. I am primarily interested in history as presented in memoirs. I firmly believe that personal accounts of history give us a multi-faceted colorful knowledge of events not found in official history books which do not allow insight into how wars affected people who actually lived them. This holds true whether we read about the American Civil War, the Tsar's downfall in Russia as experienced by my mother, the refugee and Holocaust children in the European Sector during WWII, or the tortuous journey of the Lost Boys of Sudan. America truly is a melting pot and we need to know the true ingredients that make up the recipe for a great nation.

A warm welcome, Jen and Skaidrite. Thank you for your interesting introductions.

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 Charles Dickens

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............

If you have any questions, ask any of the moderators...........and enjoy!

Atefe, Clair, Chris, Jenny, Nick Peter, Tiffany, Steve, Jen, and Skaidrite, welcome to the group and enjoy the experience.

Hey, thank you all for the warm welcome. I forgot to mention I have a family member who was a soldier in WW2, still living. Interesting but non useful fact!

Welcome to all you new members, Jenny, Nick, Peter, Tiffany, Steve, Jen, and Skaidrite! Check out all the different threads in the group discussions, there is bound to be something that interests you.

Jen wrote: "Hey, thank you all for the warm welcome. I forgot to mention I have a family member who was a soldier in WW2, still living. Interesting but non useful fact!"

Jen...it is an honorable fact. They are quickly passing into history.

Yes, Jill, he is nearly 90 with failing health however his mind is sharp as a tack and he loves to tell his WW2 stories. Broken biscuits and a lack of butter regularly feature in his moans but his brave stories of fighting in the woods are thrilling to hear and make it all worthwhile.

Bless his heart.

Hello, everyone I joined the group a few days ago and have been meaning to introduce myself...busy with school, work and of course books, still sorry for the late hello. My name is Louis and I enjoy all aspects of history, over the past year I have been studying different languages and have found a good way to understand these languages is looking at the history of them. Nonetheless I enjoy all aspects of revolutionary history and why uprisings come about. I look forward to reading and learning with you all until then Happy Reading -Louie .."Also" feel free to add me I am still fairly new to the site one month in so far.

Bentley wrote: "This is a thread where you can introduce yourself to the group. This is one of our rules and guidelines.

Please introduce yourself here so we can welcome you. Tell us a little bit about yoursel..."

I'm afraid I'd best "unjoin." I am so busy writing that I don't have time to participate.

For the sake of adding something to the discussion, I've found that fiction set within the context of historical events is often the most illuminating. Life (childbirth, old people trying to cope with painful joints, getting food) takes on Herculean tasks in times of war.

Dixie Swanson

Good morning or afternoon or evening depending on your location. My name is Leif I am an author, a Chief Petty Officer USNR and a military historian with a degree in anthropology. In my chequered past I have been a marketing director for one of the largest living history museums in the country as well as a film maker.
In 2010 and part of 11 I was the public affairs officer for a battalion of Seabees in Afghanistan and I am currently the Senior enlisted leader of a group of Navy journalists.
I have taken my love of history to heart and have a fairly good collection of 18th century firearms, all repro, that I use hunting and for demonstration, including a one and half pound cannon on a naval truck which sits next to my bed. That is what my wife would kindly refer to as eccentric.
I am working on three new works of historic fiction and of course as an author I spend a good deal of time with my head buried in non-fiction work or primary source doing research.
When I'm not writing or doing military work I look forward to fishing and hunting with my children and prowling around the Adirondack Mountains. Look forward to participating as life allows!Sea of Gray: The Around-The-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider ShenandoahEnduranceDog Company SixJohn Adams

Louis wrote: "Hello, everyone I joined the group a few days ago and have been meaning to introduce myself...busy with school, work and of course books, still sorry for the late hello. My name is Louis and I enjo..."

Welcome Louis. You should find several things that will interest you in the threads we have here.

Welcome, Leif.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. It also 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 a book you might mention should look:

by Orlando Figes

Please take a moment to skim over the information available below

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If you have any questions, that's what us moderators are here for. We look forward to your contribution.

Jerome

Welcome Dixie and Leif. We do have several topics on military history that should interest you.

Leif, this is how the books you've mentioned should look:

by Tom Chaffin (no photo)

by Frank Arthur Worsley (no photo)

by Edwin Howard Simmons (no photo)

by David McCullough