The History Book Club discussion

Hi, my name is Franck. I am a French documentary filmmaker specialized in cultural history during WW2 and the "trente glorieuses", French history between 1945 and 1975. I also work on current news. I am an avid reader of Richard Evans and Antony Beevor and love to spend hours searching and studying film archives.

You have come to the right place for the history lover, Fausto.......you will find much here to make you happy!! Since you didn't specify a particular era or topic, why not browse our home page and find things that catch your attention.

Home Page

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by Jon Meacham
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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

So glad you joined us, Monica, and thanks for your interesting introduction. Since you have so much experience with the Middle East, let me direct you to that topic.

Middle East

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by Jon Meacham

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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

A warm welcome, Kelly and I hope your father knew that his service to the country was and is appreciated. We have many members who are interested in military history, so why not start with a couple of our favorite topics.

Military History
World War II

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You have found the right place, Joseph. We are an international group that loves history and you will fit right in! Since you didn't specify a particular topic, why not browse our home page and find some favorites.

Home Page

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by Jon Meacham
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Jill
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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

A warm welcome to our newest members. Have a look around and join in any discussions that may be of interest to you. Have fun and enjoy!

So glad you joined us, Jill......this is the place for the fervid history lover. Take a look at a couple of your favorite topics.

World History
American History

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by Jon Meacham
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Jill
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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Welcome to all our newest members. So happy to have you join us.

Welcome, Tom and thank you so much for your work in law enforcement.....it is appreciated. It seems we all go through phases regarding what era of history we are reading, so let's stick with your latest for a place to start.

World War II

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by Jon Meacham
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Jill
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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

You have the job from heaven, Steve.....being surrounded by books is my ideal situation. Welcome to the place for all things history and lets get started with one of your favorite topics.

World War II

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by Jon Meacham
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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Welcome newbies!!! It's the perfect time to join one or more of our book discussions.

Hiya everyone,

I'm Bryan, an engineer in the north bay area California. History is irresistible and enlightening to me, and I like to read all types. Lately I've been interested in 19th century American and European history, and also international bronze age history. The book club main page really impresses me with the massive diversity of history to explore!

Good to have you with us, Bryan. You used the right word when you said "irresistible" to describe history!!!! Take a look at the link below which addresses one of your favorite topics.

American History

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by Jon Meacham
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Jill
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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Welcome Jill, Tom, Steve, and Bryan! We're glad to see you here at the History Book Club. Jill has given you some great information to get started. Looking forward to seeing you in some discussions.

Hi everyone, my name is Jason. I live in Evanston, Il. My reading interests primarily revolve around the American Presidency and its history. My two favorite US Presidents are FDR and JFK, but I am fascinated by Richard Nixon - a psycho/sociopath if there ever was one! Otherwise my favorite eras of Study are from the Roaring Twenties up to Watergate/Ford/Carter. I also like to read books on Hollywood stars and historical fiction.

2015/16 finds me trying to study up on the lesser known wars (1812, Mexican-American, Spanish-American primarily) and my lesser-known Presidents (Polk, Teddy R., Taft, Harding, Coolidge, Ford, Carter).

A warm welcome, Jason. You picked a great time to join us as there is a free book offer and subsequent book discussion open on the new Richard Nixon book by Tim Weiner.. Go to the link below to sign up.

One Man Against The World

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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

My name is Caroline and I am from Australia. My father is originally from Holland and my mother from Belgium, I have lived in Holland and travelled extensively through Europe many times.

I have always loved History from a young age and I have been fascinated with many aspects of History, I can spend hours in small villages in Europe wandering around and finding the most fascinating things. I have always preferred to read books based on true facts and always gravitate to History books.

It is fascinating to read about what has transpired and I particularly like European History. I sometimes suffer from lack of ME time and that has an impact on my stages of lack of reading.

I look forward to being a member of this Group.

Best Wishes,

Caroline

Welcome Caroline...your world travels have given you a bird's eye view of history at its best. Why not visit this thread as it is one of your favorite topics.

European History

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by Jon Meacham
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Jill
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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

I was just picking up the thread on Europe when you must have looked at it. Our timing is not in sync!!!!

(smile)

Unless I am in the USA, no, our timing is not in sync, it is midday for me now.

That message was to Bentley, Caroline. We were just kidding about our own timing of posting information. You are enjoying the midday sun of beautiful Australia, you lucky person!!

Thanks Jill for clarifying that. Unfortunately it is cold and raining today, not like the beautiful spring weather we had last week. I was a goodreads member for about 5 years and that account has vanished so I created this new one and am basically starting from scratch. All my information about previous books, etc. appears to have vanished into cyber space!

Oh no....did you have a computer crash? Well, this is a good place to start over.....lots of nice members here who know their history. I think you will enjoy it. I guess it late winter/early spring down under the Southern Cross, so one never knows what the weather will bring.

I am very glad to join this group as I am an avid fan of history. Four years ago, I was laid off from my job and to keep myself busy in between interviews leading to landing a new job, I started a history book collection. The collection started out as books written by or about presidents.

So far I have collected about 200 books of which I have read about 50+ so far. My goal is to eventually collect and read every book ever written by every president (I am not counting diaries as they are quite time consuming not to mention a bit boring.)

Also I want to collect and read at least 2-3 books very good books written about every president. This is a collection I plan to leave to my son when the time comes.

Jill wrote: "Oh no....did you have a computer crash? Well, this is a good place to start over.....lots of nice members here who know their history. I think you will enjoy it. I guess it late winter/early spring..."

Jill, I purchased a new computer and with the transition of information something went wrong, I had an IT guy dealing with this but still certain things have not been the same, I have tried many times to locate my original goodreads profile but no luck! It is Spring, the weather here is very changeable, we can have 4 seasons in one day. Christmas day can be 110F or 60F. I look forward to participating in this Group.

Leslie wrote: "I had/have a similar, though less ambitious, goal of reading about each President. Like you, I ended up filling up the bookshelves quicker than I could read. I really enjoy Doris Goodwin Kearns a..."

I think we all do that, Leslie. My bookshelves are groaning with books that I would have to live at least two lifetimes to read!

BTW, don't forget to correct your post by citing your author according to our guidelines: as such.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Thanks so much.

Gary wrote: "I am very glad to join this group as I am an avid fan of history. Four years ago, I was laid off from my job and to keep myself busy in between interviews leading to landing a new job, I started a..."

Hi Gary, I have just joined this Group in the last few days. I have a large collection of books, almost a mini Library. I love to read about History, It is great that you have set yourself goals, your History book collection sounds very impressive.

A warm welcome, Gary. You have set yourself quite a goal....but if you want books on Presidents, we have them!!! Go to the link below.

Presidential Series

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by Jon Meacham
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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

The other day a great idea popped into my head that could have saved me at least $1,000...use the local library for books that I want to read but not necessarily want to keep.

Otherwise, I will end up leaving behind a library that will end up being disposed of because not every book will have much value.

This thread is for new members who are introducing themselves - please take these conversations to a PM. Off topic.

Gary wrote: "The other day a great idea popped into my head that could have saved me at least $1,000...use the local library for books that I want to read but not necessarily want to keep.

Otherwise, I will e..."

Gary welcome and I am sorry that it took some time to get to responding to your post. Our libraries are very important to our communities and you are right in supporting them. But sometimes libraries do not have the books that we want to read or in the format which is convenient for us. But you have a great idea.

Welcome to our newest members. We have lots going on and many discussions to peruse. Jump right in. Looking forward to reading your posts.

I am so glad that I found this group. I have been looking for some great intellectual activity. This looks great. I teach college courses in History and Political Science and I would like to get other people's opinions on some of the historical reading that is out there

We are glad you found us too, Mike. You are now in the midst of history buffs who can provide some great book recommendations/discussion. You might want to start with something that you have probably taught in your courses.

The Constitution

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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Hello everyone,

My name is David and I'm from Romania.I'm studying classical philology at the University of Bucharest.I've always been fascinated about Ancient Rome and I wish to translate as many as books as possible from Latin into Romanian.Some of my favourite topics are the civil wars and the Augustan Propaganda.I also enjoy reading Greek literature, espcially tragedy(Sophocles' Ajax is my favourite play).Besides classical antiquity I'm interested in the Renaissance.I'm very glad to join this group.

Hi! My name is Precy and I'm from the Philippines. I'm currently studying Materials Science and Engineering at the University of the Philippines. My curiosity and interest in history led me to goodreads. Fortunately, I found this kind of group here. Honestly, I haven't finished or started any book yet about history. I don't know what book to start with. Do you have any suggestions? I'm planning to read some books about World War I and II. As of now, I just started collecting visual history books. For me, they are the written museums. You stroll around by reading them. As I always believed, going deep into history is the most authentic time travel one can experience. I hope this group will be able to help me appreciate history more. Thanks! :)

Hello Everyone -

I've been on Goodreads for a number of years and came across this group while searching the Goodreads group. While I can't say I have read a lot of history books, I do enjoy history thru visits to museums and films/video series. I do have a lot of history books on my to read list though. Just finished David McCullough's Wright Brothers and really enjoyed that. So I am looking forward to discussing these history books with other people who have this same type of interest in this group. Also I look forward to reading the groups reviews on books to see what may interest me.

Little bit about me: I live in Michigan in a suburb of Detroit. Lived in Michigan all my life but travel around quite a bit.

Hello David. Welcome to The History Book Club. It's great that you have such a wide variety of interests, and this is a great place to begin your voyage into the world of history. Some folders you may be interested in are:

Roman Empire

Renaissance

We also have a number of discussions ongoing at this time. You may be interested in participating in is our Raj Quartet book discussions.

The Raj Quartet

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by Paul Scott

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Francie
Admin (T), Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hello, my name's August, and I'm 22 years old!
Not going to make it too long, I'm mostly interested in the Sino-Japanese relations, germanic tribes of Europe and of late the Native Americans - hard time finding a so called favourite subject!
I'm glad I joined the group, I'm sure I'll discover great interests here, thank you all!

Hi, I'm Charlene. I can't wait to see all the different books on history that others suggest and also interacting in discussions.

Welcome Charlene to The History Book Club. You are at the right place to find lots of suggestions and great discussions.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our home page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads:

The History Book Club

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by David McCullough

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Teri
Assisting Moderator (T) - Historical Fiction, Current Events, Middle East, History of Religions, United States

Welcome, Precy Mae. Wow, Philippines! Definitely on my travel bucket list.

I am so glad you joined us because you will find many history lovers on this page, including the WWI and WWII aficionados. Since you are just about to embark on a voyage through history I suggest that you check our homepage and see what we have to offer. There are many folders in which you can discuss topics that interest you. Scroll through them and take your pick! You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

Since you decided to explore the World Wars take a look at the threads about those topics too. You can access them through these links:

World War I

and

World War II

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by John Keegan

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Mechanics of the board

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How to get started

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Guidelines

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Samanta
Admin (T) - Art, Architecture and Culture - Croatia - Ancient and Medieval History

Welcome to all our newest members. We have several discussions going on right now. Look forward to you joining in.

Welcome everyone! We have lots going on right now and many discussions for you to peruse. Jump right in! If you have any questions, be sure to ask a moderator. We're here to help.

Welcome all new members! :)

Hello Christopher. Welcome to The History Book Club. You are in the right place to find lots of suggestions and great discussions.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

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by David McCullough

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Francie
Admin (T), Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hi there, my name is Kim and I'm from Baton Rouge, LA, USA. I'm an avid reader, and my favorite books revolve around history and I also enjoy a good mystery, whether historical or contemporary. Although I enjoy learning just about any type of history, medieval, renaissance and early modern political and social history are my favorites. I also have a special interest in the Balkan-Ottoman wars (14th-17th cent.); also Central Europe and the Byzantine Empire as well.

Welcome, Ed. So glad you could join us.

Since you mentioned World history as you interest, I suggest that you check our homepage and see what we have to offer. There are many folders in which you can discuss topics that interest you. Scroll through them and take your pick! I hope that you will find what you like and joins us in discussions. You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

Since you also mentioned Military history and U.S. history as your interests, take a look at the threads about those topics too. You can access them through these links:

Military history

and

American history

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by Thurston Clarke

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Samanta
Admin (T) - Art, Architecture and Culture - Croatia - Ancient and Medieval History

Welcome, fellow avid reader, Kim. You are in the right place!

As far as I can see you have a very wide range of interest in history. For that reason, I suggest that you, for starters, check our homepage and see what we have to offer. Scroll through the many folders you will find there and take your pick! I do hope that you will joins us in discussions and give your own contribution with your opinions as well as book recommenadations. You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

For your special interests check out these threads:

The Ottoman Empire

and

Byzantine Empire

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.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by John Haldon

More information:
Mechanics of the board

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
How to get started

And our guidelines:
Guidelines

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

Samanta
Admin (T) - Art, Architecture and Culture - Croatia - Ancient and Medieval History