The History Book Club discussion

Hi I am Marcy. I am a genealogist and family historian. I enjoy learning about my ancestors and history has a way of telling their story. My current historical research interests are Native American; Caribbean: in particular Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Haiti; American, Jewish, French, Spanish and Venezuelan.

Marcy......We are so glad you joined us. Genealogy is a fascinating trip into the past to discover your roots. As a history buff, you have come to the place for all things history. I suggest that you visit our home page at the link below to get started.

History Book Club Home Page

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

Bentley wrote: "Folks, we have this new thread open for introductions. You can always read all of the other welcomes and introductions in the other archived threads which we have closed because the threads are too..."

the past is not dead.it's not even past-William Faulkner.Thanks for the invitation from an old washed up judge from L.A.-i mean lower alabama not the elegant west coast version.Just finished reading Dreadnought by robert massie-great book for events pre World War I.Presently living in st.simons island,ga. but moving back to alabama .the past is never dead.ROLL TIDE____

Hi guys,

I am from (rainy) Manchester, UK.

I studied History (Ba) at Sheffield University specialising in the Vietnam War. I also studied modules on Nazi Germany, the Roman Empire, Salem Witch Trials, Genocide and African colonisation. I have a Masters (MA) in American History (again from Sheffield) where I mainly studied the American Civil War, The American War of Independence, the American Civil Rights Movement and the 19th Century American West. I also touched on a bit South American history too!

I love reading mainly anything that is to do with military history, the American West & 18th/19th Century America, the Second World War, the First World War and the Vietnam War.

My favourite authors are Max Hastings and James McPherson.

I am also looking to expand my knowledge across other historical areas so I am open to any good suggestions.

Cheers

James

Hello everybody,
First off, I look forward to the future discussions. I have progressed through my Masters in History with American Public University [a.k.a. American Military University] and need to start my thesis. Actually I have questions there but that's for another post.
My interest is predominately in American History [i.e. the revolutionary period and Am. Civil War]. I chose my masters program in Global Civilizations to help get a big picture. I now know how ignorant I am on so many topics that I have a hard time concentrating on a period.
So, to the moderator, lets start out with; American Revolution or the American War of Independence, WW I [from the centennial celebrations], WW II, French Revolution [which I am ignorant but want to learn] and ..... well O.K. I'll stop there.
Oh yes, I have been a Flight AEMT for the past nine years. Flying out of Helena, Mt. to a wide area of the States; and am now just recently going to be semi-retired. Nine years was enough. Have volunteered for a local Ski Patrol, am into motorcycles. Actually, I put a sidecar one one of my motorcycles [a 1983 Honda Goldwing] in honor of those that transported the wounded or used as communications. I wanted to feel a little of what they felt. My markings on this sidecar are the exact ones from the 94th Flight Squadron which was the first American squad to fight under the American flag in 1918. I'm also into shooting [hand guns] and long guns, Archery, building street rods and sometimes fishing.
I look forward to everybody's input.
Bye, Blake

James wrote: "Hi guys,

I am from (rainy) Manchester, UK.

I studied History (Ba) at Sheffield University specialising in the Vietnam War. I also studied modules on Nazi Germany, the Roman Empire, Salem Witch T..."

James wrote: "Hi guys,

I am from (rainy) Manchester, UK.

I studied History (Ba) at Sheffield University specialising in the Vietnam War. I also studied modules on Nazi Germany, the Roman Empire, Salem Witch T..."

Hi James,
Welcome to the group. I too enjoy Max Hastings and James McPherson. I bet you are familiar wit Peter Ackroyd. I read his Foundations and liked it so much I bought his Rebellion and Civil War. So, do you guys in the UK think he gives a good account of your history?
Later, Blake

Hello, I'm Cindy. Almost everything we read is built on history. I recently completed, The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough and enjoyed it very much. My focus is on regional history (Midwest) and US history although I'm open to other topics. I look forward to reading others reviews and suggestions. Thanks!

Hello, Cindy. Welcome to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out our thread on American History:

American history

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

HBC mainpage

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by David McCullough

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

Welcome new members. Cindy- fellow midwesterner and McCullough fan here. Glad you joined.

I joined this group quite a while back but hadn't realized until now that I hadn't said hello. I'm Alice, 18 and from England. I'm a Netgalley professional reader and was ranked on Goodreads earlier this year. Always loved History, my mum is in the Museum sector, I read a lot of historical fiction but GCSE History at school was something I loved studying dearly. Feel free to send a friend request, I always accept :)

Hello, Alice. Welcome to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out our thread on Historical Fiction:

Historical Fiction

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by Jay Asher

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

Samanta wrote: "Hello, Alice. Welcome to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out our thread on Historical Fiction:

Historical Fiction

I suggest you check out our homepage and..."

Thank you Samanta :)

Hi. My name is Karen. I am from NJ but have retired to SC. I always hated history. I studied math/computer science in college. It was not until I became interested in family history that my attitude changed. I realized that by reading books, both historical fiction and nonfiction books, I am learning how fascinating history is when I am not reading a texbook.

My father and several uncles served in World War II, so that is an area of interest. My dad lived in the Soviet Union for ten years, so I am also drawn to that subject, and I recently found an Irish grandparent who served in the Civil War, so I need to add Civil War stories to my bookshelf. I look forward to being a member of this group.

Hello, Karen. Welcome to the History book club!

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

American Civil War
The Second World War

I suggest you also check put our homepage and see what else we have to offer. You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

Since you have Irish heritage, you might be interested in doing and Ireland reading challenge. You can access the challenge here: Ireland reading challenge.

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.

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by Kathleen McGurl

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

Brina wrote: "Welcome new members. Cindy- fellow midwesterner and McCullough fan here. Glad you joined."

Thank you, Brina. It may take me a little bit to learn how to navigate the board. While I've been a member of Goodreads for awhile, I've just recently been more active. Look forward to hearing about your favorite books.

A warm welcome to new members, Blake, E.M., Cindy, Alice and Karen. Teri and Samanta gave you the basics to get started on your adventure through history here at the HBC. We look forward to your participation. Enjoy!!

Hello! I live in South Carolina and I am in my mid 40s. I am excited about joining this group because I have recently started reading more historical nonfiction/fiction. I am open to all periods but currently, I am interested in 11th to 15th century topics.

Hello, Rodel. Welcome to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out our thread on Medieval History:

Medieval History

I suggest you also check put our homepage and see what else we have to offer. You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

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by G.J. Meyer

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

Jill wrote: "A warm welcome to new members, Blake, E.M., Cindy, Alice and Karen. Teri and Samanta gave you the basics to get started on your adventure through history here at the HBC. We look forward to your pa..."

Thanks Jill!

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,..."

Hi!My name is Jane Snow.I am from China. I have always enjoyed history, historical fiction, economic,architectural,etc .I recently read the book Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose.I love it and the movie.Currently I am trying to read more about history of World War Ⅱ and the Jews .If you have some suggestions in these subjects,welcome!

We are so glad you joined us from historic China, Jane. I know you will find much here to further your interest in the history of all eras and epochs. The link below will lead you to one of your favorites.

The Second World War

You might also want to browse our home page at the link below and find those topics that appeal to you.

History Book Club Home Page

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by Stephen E. Ambrose

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

Thank you for the welcome. I'm Grove. I'm glad this place is as structured as it is. I look forward to further education.

Welcome all new members!

Hello - I am Christine, and I've always enjoyed reading about history. I don't really have a specific period on the timeline, but any well-written in-depth study of an historical event, period, or personality will captivate my interest. Recently, I've been reading books on the history of CA as it's currently my new home state.

Looking forward to seeing what everyone is reading and finding the next something of interest.

Hello, Grove and welcome to the place for all things history. We have many topics from which to choose, so why not start with our home page and find something that catches your eye.

History Book Club Home Page

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by David McCullough

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

A warm welcome, Christine........we are so glad you joined us. Since you really don't have a particular favorite topic, the link below will give you an idea of what others are reading.

What Is Everybody Reading Now

Also take a look at our home page for further ideas.

History Book Club Home Page

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by David McCullough

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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Thanks for the warm welcome, Jill!

Hi everyone
My name is Sarah, I live in Zurich/Switzerland and I love reading on a lot of different topics.
I graduated in English literature and linguistics / Old Norse philology, and thus history has always been a feature on my reading lists, loads of medieval and pre-medieval stuff anyway, both theoretical and fictional texts. I love learning more and more about why the world today is the way it is, and how we influence what's happening around us by the cultural and political choices we've made and continue making. Religious history of different faiths and /or related to the Franciscan movement in particular, are among my favourite subjects.

I am currently re-reading the Tales of the city-series (talking about recent cultural history!) reading philosophical texts and crime novels as well as some historical books about Italy plus one on Che Guevara and Latin America:

by Alessandro Vanoli
by Armistead Maupin
by David Gilmour
by Frederik Hetmann

Welcome Sarah. My mom grew up in Zurich and my family hails from St. Gallen, so if you ever have any Swiss-type questions, I might be able to help.

Thank you, Teri and Steven, for your welcome and offer of help - I might well take you up on it! All the best meanwhile!

So glad you joined us, Sarah. This is a fun place to be for the history lover. Please join right in and enjoy!!!

Hello everyone. I'm Al and I'm from Singapore.
My interest in history is fairly new; it was kindled by two books on Church history a few weeks ago. As such, I have no particular preference yet, and I'm open to any compelling reads that will shape my understanding of how things come to be.

Hi! I'm K. I studied science in colleges so missed the chance to get in touch of History. But still, I found myself have a passion to search for history books. Books about America, Europe, Middle East or SE Asia are interesting to me.

Jill wrote: "We are so glad you joined us from historic China, Jane. I know you will find much here to further your interest in the history of all eras and epochs. The link below will lead you to one of your fa..."

Thank you for the useful tips,Jill!

Hi My name is Zhennan Wei from China. Reading has been my passion since I was a child and history is always my favorite. I started from scores of books introducing World War Two collected by my father when I was about eight-year-old. At that time I was just too young to fully understand these books, but I did become an expert of the Second World War among my peers, That was when I felt a passion of knowing what happened in the past.
I began with a war broke out in Europe sixty years ago, and the pursuit for understanding the differences, as well as the similarities between western countries and China lasted through my teenage years. The pursuit continued when I entered the university and I finally realized that, since many records have been lost, times have changed, even the opinions about one single event could change as time pass by, and I can only find a satisfying answer by knowing as much as possible about what had exactly happened in the past.
Now I am focusing on Medieval and early modern Europe, though I must spend most of the time learning how to design RFIC. Wonderful to find so many of you together.

A great introduction, Ayse and welcome to the HBC. It is nice to see that history has become a family affair. Below are a couple of links for your favorite topics.

The First World War
The Second World War

You might also want to visit our home page at the link below for other subjects that catch your eye.

History Book Club Home Page

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by David McCullough

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

Hi, my name is Julie VanLaanen and I love historical fiction, especially when it includes a good mystery. I tend to focus on frontier fiction, but I love authors like Elizabeth Peters, Ann Perry, and Sandra Dallas. I'm a Colorado native and have been brought up on stories about old mining towns and the characters who inhabited them, so I read as much non-fiction as fiction. I'm looking forward to getting to know the folks in this group and hear their recommendations.

A warm welcome, Julie, to our truly international book club. You will meet many good members from around the world who are history lovers.

To get started, visit our home page and find areas that might be of interest to you.

History Book Club Home Page

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by David McCullough

and the authors you mention should be cited as such:

Elizabeth Peters
Anne Perry
Sandra Dallas

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

Hello. My name is Maria.I live in Newton, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston. As a child I was always interested in history, especially American and European (British and Italian specifically) history. As I get older and as I travel, I find that I am drawn to history even more.

Living in New England there is quite a bit of American History all around. In the spirit of the election, I was able to convince my neighborhood book club to read Nathaniel Philbrick's "Bunker Hill " for our November meeting. #proud !
Nathaniel Philbrick Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution

I quite like historical fiction as well. I recently read Geraldine Brooks Caleb's Crossing and discovered quite a lot that I didn't know about the Wampanoags.

I look forward to joining a group of focused readers and participating in informed conversation. Thanks !

Welcome, Maria and thanks for the great introduction. We are glad you joined us. We have many topics from which to choose, so why not start with our home page and find something that catches your eye.

History Book Club Home Page

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by Nathaniel Philbrick
by Geraldine Brooks

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

Hi, I am Jan. I live in Pittsburgh. My family has been here since before the Revolution. I am interested in local history, and the history of industrialization and its decline. I am IRISH, so I am very excited to participate in the Luck of the Irish Reading Challenge. I just got back from a vacation in Italy. I have always adored Venice, and visited Rome for the first time. I just got The Families Who Made Rome (recommended by our Roman Forum tour guide) in the mail. Thanks for the chance to hang out with yinz!

by Anthony Majanlahti (no photo).

Hello and welcome, Jan. Pittsburgh is one of my favorite cities in the US and I am a devoted Pens, Bucs, and "Stillers" fan.

I know you will find lots to see and do here and am glad that you are participating in the Irish Challenge. Visit our home page and find more areas of interest.

History Book Club Home Page

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by David McCullough

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

Hello Everyone - Thanks for allowing me to be part of your group. I am Yemisi Otasanya. A Nigerian, working mum and a lover of history. I love to research about historians and real life events that have made great impact, like King James 1- James Charles Stuart, RMS Titanic, World War II and the Holocaust. I joined this group so that I can read more about history. Can't wait to be a contributor to your activities. Thank you.

Welcome to our group, Yemisi! We have many different topics and books being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

British monarchy
World War II

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

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.

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello everyone!
Well, my name is Constanza, aka Coti, I'm from Argentina and reading is my passion.
I'm 16, I'm planning to study antropology at the university, and although I'm not very keen at english, I love improving my skills through reading.
I do 6 hs of dance per week, next year i'll sit for the ib diploma, and in my reading challenge of 50 books i'd like to enjoy including as much history books as posible. However, i'm very open to any recomendation for any kind of book.
Although i grew up reading my dad's book of popular russian tales, my love for history started with Ken Follett's Fall of giants . By the end of that same year i'd have already finished Why the allies won by Richard Overy , if i may do my (exponencial) interest brief.
I guess that's all, I'll certainly look forward to read the next book with you all, cheers!

Welcome to the group, Coti--we are glad you found us. We have discussions on all aspects of history so please feel free to join in.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what 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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Hi, my name is Mark Chapman and enjoy reading non-fiction books. I'm currently reading on the topics of American History, Military History and New Orleans history.

My recent readings was George Washington Gentleman Warrior by Stephen Brumwell, Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose and The Man Who Saved the Union - Ulysses Grant in War and Peace by H. W. Brands.

I'll pick up more reading in a couple years when I retire and look forward to it.

Thanks,

Hello, Mark and welcome to the History Book Club.....a place to find great book recommendations and discussions. Since you mentioned a couple of your favorite topics, go to the links below and look around.

American History
Military History

You might also want to visit our page to find other areas of interest.

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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.

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by Stephen Brumwell (no photo)
by Stephen E. Ambrose
by H.W. Brands

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