The History Book Club discussion

Hi
I'm from Pakistan. History buff. interest in WW II and the Wehrmacht took me onto the road of History and then as it happens the interest expanded. I'm into military history, autobiographies (political & military both), conflict studies, Roman history, European history 18th & 19th century, US and civil war and then of course the subcontinental history and last but not the least about the history of terrorism and counter insurgencies.

hoping to see interesting & informative discussions here. any suggestions are welcome.

have a blessed day everyone

Hello, Mansoor. Welcome back to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out these threads:

American civil war
WWII
Roman Empire
Military history

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

Hi there my name is Rachel and I'm a perennial student of history! I don't know much but I love reading and sharing thoughts with others. I love in England just north of London. I've just embarked on Alan Ryan's On Politics, and I see j have a lot to catch up on. I know woefully little about Greek history and political thought but excited to learn. I would also love to know more about Asian history especially India and China and southeast Asia. Looking forward to being part of all this!

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 yourself,..."

Hello, all. My name is Ivan, a retired professor. I have a specific interest: how wars are started, who benefits from them, and who does not. If you ask this question of the Invasion of Iraq in 2003 you see what interesting issues arise, but the question can be asked of any war in the past, usually with absorbing results. Is anyone else interested in this topic?

Welcome to the History Book Club, Rachel. You have a multitude of favorite topics so let's get started with a couple of those.

Ancient History
China

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Home Page

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by Alan Ryan

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Jill
Assisting Moderator
Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

A warm welcome, Ivan. Your love of history is obvious and this is the place to be. With your interesting questions about wars and their origins, let me suggest some topics where you may find or can initiate a discussion.

British History
World War I
History of World War II

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by David Abulafia

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

Hello everyone.
It is nice to be join you here. My name is Shu. I am Chinese but living in Finland for many years.

Last week, I finished reading "between shades of gray". Quite nice book, already recommended to friends. I like the history of, e.g. ancient Egypt, ancient China, world war II, and the history of Europe. I like the different cultures.

Most of time, i am reading the Chinese translation. Now working on the English version and trying to improve my English as well.

Welcome all new members. This is the place to be for all history lovers. We have a few great discussions coming up and we would love for you to joins. Enjoy!

Hello Shu. Welcome to The History Book Club. We are so happy that you have decided to participate in our group. This is in the right place to find lots of suggestions and great discussions for all history lovers.

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

Based on your post, you may also be interested in the following folders:

China

Egypt

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by Ruta Sepetys

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Francie
HBC Assisting Moderator (T) - Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hi Kelli, Welcome

Hi, I'm Kahawihson. I'm a Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk) woman from a predominantly English speaking community living in Quebec, the bastion of everything French Canadian. So you can safely assume that when it comes to history, I'm used to reading a little bit of everything.

That in mind, feel free to dump your favourite book on me since I can more or less get into anything if you give me the right book about it.

Generally though, I tend to veer into the history of North America prior to 1492 (it IS after all, precious considering so much of it is more or less gone forever), and I tend to focus on history with topics such as colonialism and neo-colonialism in mind.

More often than not though I find myself reading about the Hundred Years War, any ancient civilization, both the World Wars and the Cold War, and lately I've been getting into the history of the UK during the 1700's.

Welcome all new members! :)

Hello Kahawihson. Welcome to The History Book Club. We are so happy that you have decided to participate in our group. This is in the right place to find lots of suggestions and great discussions for all history lovers.

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

Based on your post, you may also be interested in the following folders:

Colonial History

Pre-Columbus

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by Gilbert King

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Francie
HBC Assisting Moderator (T) - Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Welcome, Rares. This is the best place to be for all history lovers. We have several discussions going on right now. Hope to see you participating in our discussions soon.

My name is Judy - I love all of these topics - I am a big history buff - and love reading those types of books

Hello. I'm Debra Fetterly from Southern California and pleased to introduce myself to such an interesting group. What a great opportunity to learn from members with varied interests in history. My bookshelves demonstrate my eclectic nature, but I am deeply steeped in studying California history pre-Gold Rush, with a focus on the mission era. I'm passionate about social and political history, and perhaps that, more than anything else, explains a very eclectic book collection. I'm currently focused on the social and political nature of American involvement in World War I (the Wilson years).

I am an evaluation researcher at a local university, but I spend weekends with my granddaughters passing on my love of the natural world. Appreciation of the natural beauty in California combines well with history lessons. My husband recently retired providing added freedom to enjoy local "field trips" that fit well with my independent study of California history. My activities often compete with quality reading time, but I have never let reality discourage me from collecting more books or compiling long lists of authors and titles I fully intend to read. My only concern with joining this group is knowing with certainty that my interests will probably veer in new directions, and I'm already so stretched for time, but at core, I'm delighted. So many possibilities!

So glad that our new members, Shu, Kahawihson and Rares have joined us. We welcome you and know that you, as history lovers, will find much here of interest. Questions?.......ask any moderator. We look forward to your participation.

Welcome to all the new members! You should check out our 50 BOOKS IN 2016 section. You can see what other members have been reading and may find great suggestions there.

Hello, Judy. Welcome to the History book club!

If you're a history buff, then you'll be right at home here on HBC. Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access the main page through this link:

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

Hello, Debra. Welcome to the History book club!

Thank you for that beautiful introduction. Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out these threads:

WWI
American history

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by Robert H. Ferrell

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

Welcome, Debra and Judy. This is the best place to be for all history lovers. We've got some great discussions coming up. Look forward to your participation.

Hello, everyone. I joined GoodReads before, but never did anything with my account until a couple weeks ago when my friend encouraged me to give the site another try and join some of the groups here. I'm new to navigating the site as well as using the "shelves".

History is one of my favorite topics, though I recognize that's too large a genre to really pin down. I am most studied in the history of wool, silk, and plant textiles spanning the centuries just before, as well as after the Industrial Revolution; I'd like to expand that knowledge back further and familiarize myself with textile manufacturing in the ancient world. I'm also really enthusiastic about the history of typography and printed etchings from their beginnings to around 1850. A book I read recently has sparked a new interest in early American maps.

Beyond that, I find it difficult to pick a single area or topic in history to dedicate the "most love" to. I'm open to everything and I like it all: biographies on everyone from Cleopatra to Jim Henson, accounts of war from any period between Hannibal and modern day Afghanistan, the early chemistry of Faraday, and the peculiar culture around Wall Street surrounding super-forecasting.

Honestly, I had hoped that by joining this group, I'd be able to better pilfer your forums for good reading suggestions!

Hi,

My main interest in history is the on-going struggle for a more scientific and less politically-biased take on events that happened decades, hundreds or thousands of years ago (Jesus of Nazareth? Germanic "Barbarian" Hordes? The Crusades? Nazis? Cold War CIA/KGB operations?). While the difficult area of psychology is on the equivalent of a "renaissance" era of scientific development, history, in itself one of the toughest to 'do right' is still pretty medieval.

As we know, HISTORY, by scientific standards, is on a relatively early stage of development. It still lacks the thorough cross-discipline maturing that would enable more complete and impartial results to surface that would place more emphasis on the objective than on the morals and opinions of historians themselves, or the emotions of the audience and their expectations. Science is not about feelings or wishful thinking.

Unfortunately an orthodox, Catholic historian will always depict the Crusades as the war of God, despite the wild interests obviously at play. A middle-eastern historian will depict themselves as the victims of the Crusades, despite the fact that they conquered and massacred their way through much of the ancient world to expand Islam.

Unfortunately, there will always be some neo-nazis trying to whitewash the tragic events of WW2. Unfortunately, there are far too many Jewish historians with obvious stakes at play that will exaggerate and put more feelings into their interpretation of the murky facts.

Unfortunately, modern anti-US, Marxist thinkers will always play elements of the narrative that make every move by a non-socialist government look bad, while at least slightly minimizing those of the other side. Even worse, pro-right writers will describe a monstrous caricature of anything socialist, while carrying the standard of what they think is most excellent about their side.

I believe that a good solution for us, readers and non-professionals, is to keep up to date with the recent literature on all of these areas, since we can always catch the compilating eye of the most thorough historians, and avoiding sensationalist "pop history" releases.

Glad to be here. For a scientific approach to history!

Hello, RogueBookworm. Welcome to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, you might want to check out these threads:

Global finance
Health - Medicine - Science
Military - Iraq/Afghanistan
History of technology

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

Pelagius we are not just focused on a scientific approach to history. Not that this is a bad thing because it is not. But I think you will find a lot that is interesting to you.

Bentley wrote: "Pelagius we are not just focused on a scientific approach to history. Not that this is a bad thing because it is not. But I think you find a lot that is interesting to you."

Oh, of course! I agree with you.
By "scientific", I did not in any way mean "hard to understand" or anything of the sort. I mean that History as a discipline ought to have more objectivity and less morality or personal interpretation on the side of the historians themselves.

Indeed.

What an interesting introduction, Pelagius. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you. There are many topics for you to peruse and we have discussions on lots of different books. Hope you can join in.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what else we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Vicki wrote: "What an interesting introduction, Pelagius. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you. There are many topics for you to peruse and we have discuss..."

Thank you, Vicki, and all the other moderators who have been patient and kind with me in welcoming and showing me how things are done around here.

Be sure I will have more questions in the future!

A warm welcome to our new members, Pelagius, RogueBookworm, Debra and Judy. This is the place for history buffs. Browse the threads and join right in.....we welcome your participation and look forward to interacting with you.

Hey, guys! I'm Areej from Philippines, and I live history, if isn't obvious that I am here. I'm 21 years, currently attending University as an engineering student. When I first got into college I was getting a Civil Engineering course, but this year I just shifted to Construction Engineering Management, but then later this year I'll go back to Civil Engineering. Confusing? Yeah. Truthfully, what I really wanted to get was Ancient Archaeology program, because I love history so much! I also love snail mail, so if anyone loves receiving letter, too, maybe we could be penpals! Anyway, I would like to hear from you guys, who have the same interests. I'm excited to be a part of this group!

Hello all, I'm Traci. I've been a bookworm since I first learned to read and a history buff for as long as I remember. I particularly love reading about the Regency and Victorian eras as well as about specific people in history such as King Richard the Lion Heart, Mata Hari, and most recently Madame de Pompadour. In fact, I'm currently reading by Christine Pevitt.

As a bookworm, you have come to the right place Traci. We are glad you joined us and hope that you will join in the interaction among all of us other bookworms!! Try starting with this topic.

British History

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

Welcome, Areej....we have many members from the beautiful islands of the Philippines and are glad that you have joined us.. This topic might be a good place to start.

Archaeology

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

Hello all, I'm Peter, living in the UK. I research and teach International Relations and have an interest in 20th Century international history.
I'm currently reading byDavid Stafford

Hi everyone, I'm Alan Trock. I live in Southern California and am an attorney. I enjoy reading biographies and historical works especially regarding the era from colonial America through the Civil War. I have also traveled to many sites associated with these time periods. My primary interest is with the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, about whom I have amassed close to 100 books. I am an avid golfer and also enjoy playing Words with Friends.

Hi,

My name is Eduard and I'm from Bucharest, Romania. I'm a journalist with an interest in ancient and medieval history, the Roman and Byzantine Empires in particular. Glad to be accepted to the group...

Hello all,

My name is Sean and I live in the United States. Until a few years ago, history was just a casual interest of mine, but last January I decided to get a master's degree to teach high school social studies and now I am making studying history my career. I have a soft spot for American history (especially WWII era literature) and my favorite book I've read in the last year is Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. I just finished reading Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. I will read anything history related and look forward to being introduced to some great history literature in this group!

by Laura Hillenbrand

by Jack Weatherford

Hello and welcome, Alan.......I believe you will find much here to pique your continuing interest in history. You may want to look at the links below to get started.

American History
Abraham Lincoln

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

Eduard, we are so glad you joined this group of history lovers. You will feel right at home. You might want to go to this link to get started on your journey.

Ancient History

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by David McCullough

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

What a great job with the book citations, Sean....you are ready to jump right into the discussions/book recommendations. I suggest you take a look at one of your favorite topics at the link below.

History of World War II

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by David Abulafia

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

A warm welcome, Peter. With your teaching background you will feel very comfortable here with all of us history lovers. Since your area of interest is so all-encompassing, why not start with our home page and find all the topics that interest you.

Home Page

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by David Stafford (no photo)

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Hello,My name is Julia.I am from Azerbaijan and I am 21 years old.I love reading all kind of books because reading different genres help me to enhance my vision as a painter ) I am an amateur artist.So painting and reading are my passions.I am also interested in Kirigami (papercarving).The reason why I chose the group is that I want to get to know as many different authors and their books as I can that it will let me analyze the situations in history better.
by Margaret Mitchell

by Harper Lee

by Fərman Kərimzadə

by Kurban Said

by Kristin Hannah

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Hello everyone , I am Ankit , presently living in Delhi , India . I like to read books of all genres but specially non fiction as I have always found truth stranger than fiction . To me history is romantic, mysterious and educational while at the same time satisfying my curiosity .

I am specially interested in European History . I also am looking for some interesting writings on history of science , arts and the economic history of the world . I am happy to have found a group dedicated to history and look forward to a fruitful journey with like minded people . Thank you .

Hello, my name is Matt from Florida, USA. I majored in history in college in the late 80's and got hooked then on reading history. I also love a good history road-trip. Started with naval history and arctic/antarctic exploration, but have broadened into just about all American history, Africa, China, and Russia. More into current events lately than ever before, such as the drug "wars" in Latin/Central America. Generally, like books on war, civil rights, African slavery, History of Rome, Native American, American Revolution, Civil War and Reconstruction, as well as socio-economics and science/art history. Book on my shelf I'm most looking forward to is
by Sarah Vowell

Welcome Ankit, Matt, Julia, Peter, Sean, Eduard, Alan and Areej - it is a pleasure to get to know all of you from so many different parts of the world.

I hope that we can all learn from each other.

Regards,

Bentley

Sean wrote: "Hello all,

My name is Sean and I live in the United States. Until a few years ago, history was just a casual interest of mine, but last January I decided to get a master's degree to teach high sch..."

Sean, I also read and loved the book on Ghengis Khan. Just last week I finished the same author's book on Ghengis Kahn's daughters and granddaughters. I didn't like it quite as much as the first book, but it did help complete the story. See you around.
by Jack Weatherford

Julia wrote: "Hello,My name is Julia.I am from Azerbaijan and I am 21 years old.I love reading all kind of books because reading different genres help me to enhance my vision as a painter ) I am an amateur artis..."

Hello, Julia! Good job on the citations. There is just one small thing to do to make it perfect. You have to put the link to the author's profile after the photo. Please refer to message 1142, with the welcome post addressed to you, for guidance. Thank you! :)

A warm welcome to our new members, Julia, Ankit, and Matt. We look forward to your participation in the book recommendation/discussions and your interaction with the membership. The moderators are here to help, so call on any of us with questions. Enjoy!!