The History Book Club discussion

Welcome Isabelle, thank you for your nice introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

Ancient History
Roman Empire - The History
Russia

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hi there, I just joined the group yesterday. I am a Belgian citizen living in Dubai. I had the chance to live and work in several countries across Europe before settling here 5 years ago. I love history, geopolitics and economy. These three subjects are often by definition interrelated. I post on Goodreads regular reviews of books that cover topics of personal interest and that look at these subjects from some original angles. You could have a look at some of my reviews if you are interested in, for instance, Russian history, World War II, geopolitics and international relations in general. I hope that some of them may be useful. I look forward to getting in touch with members of this group on books covering subjects of mutual interest. Kind regards. Bruno

Lorna wrote: "Welcome Isabelle, thank you for your nice introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the followi..."

Thank you very much

Welcome Bruno, thank you for your very interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Dubai. With your varied interests in history, I'm sure that you will find many focus areas to interest you.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 an example of how books you mention should look:

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

We are delighted to see all of our new members. Please make sure to carefully read the rules, guidelines and orientation. Our moderators are here to help you. We do not allow self promotion or advertising.

We are a large global community so everyone from any corner of the world or in between is very welcome here.

Please enjoy the site and let us know how we can help you. All of the moderators are volunteers.

Hello everyone! My name is Larissa. I live in the beautiful russian sity St. Petesburg. I study at the university, there i am writing a thesis on the historical and personal memory in contemporary art. And since my childhood i loved history and history books.

Larissa.....Welcome to the place for all things history. We are so glad you joined us from St. Petersburg.

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

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

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Thank you Vicki for welcoming our new members. Welcome Larissa - you will have to tell us about St. Petersburg and Russia; we are delighted to have you with us.

Vicki wrote: "Larissa.....Welcome to the place for all things history. We are so glad you joined us from St. Petersburg.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer."

Thank you very much!

Bentley wrote: "Welcome Larissa - you will have to tell us about St. Petersburg and Russia; we are delighted to have you with us."

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Very happy to have you Larissa.

Welcome Jen, thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Florida. With your background and interest in history, you may want to explore the following threads:

American History
Civil Rights

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 Ron Chernow

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

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Jeff, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 an example of how books you mentione should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Thank you Lorna for welcoming the newbies.

I am a history fanatic. I examine current topics through the lens of history, which means there truly is nothing new under the sun. History does repeat itself; only the names and places change.

Though I enjoy learning about the history of people, places, and things, my interest focuses upon England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and the US.

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

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

British history
U.S. history

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.

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 Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Thank you Vicki.

Welcome Jon - if you are a history fanatic - you are in the right spot (spot).

Hi! I'm Claire, and I'm a history (and creative writing) major in the US. I'm interested in combining the two a bit more, and I think reading more history books is the way to go with that! I'm currently really into Vichy France and the American Revolutionary War. I'm also looking into Belgian and German history more right now because I'm studying abroad later in the year. If you have any recommendations, just let me know!

Welcome to our group, Claire! 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 this topic:

American Revolution

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.

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 Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

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..."

Hello. Glad to find this group. I'm mostly interested in historical fiction from the Roman era, American Revolution, Civil War, and World War II. Also love a well written non-fiction history text. Hope to join the discussions, Michael Stein

Welcome Michael, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

Roman Empire - The History
American Civil War
The Second World War

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 an example of how books you mention should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello.I'm a senior year engineering student from Turkey.As a hobby,i frequently spend my off days visiting ancient Greek city excavation sites and Byzantine era churches. I'm looking forward to exploring new books here since i'm trying to learn as much as possible about Roman and Greek history.Glad to be here.

Welcome Doruk to the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from Turkey. Thank you too for your very interesting introduction.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

Ancient History
Roman Empire - The History
Medieval History

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 an example of how books you mention should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

My name is Katy. I live in a small town in Kansas. I’m the reference librarian at the public library. I’ve been fascinated with history for quite a while now and it’s hard for me to choose what part of history I’m most interested in. I’ve recently been reading about the Plantagenet’s as well as books on the USS Jeanette and the Bounty. My interests are a little eclectic.

A warm welcome Katy to the History Book Club where we all share your interest in history. We are happy that you have joined us from Kansas.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 an example of how your books you mention should look:

by Ron Chernow

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello - My name is Brendan. I am from Ireland originally and now live in New York. My interest in history is broad based but I do have a particular interest in WWI and WWII - I have read all 6 of the books written by Churchill on WWII and also 'The World Crisis' about WWI. I really enjoy biographies like Team of Rivals and John Adams. Finally, since I work in high tech it is really special when there is a good read which blends science and history - The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes was one of my favorites.

Welcome Brendan to the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us from New York by way of Ireland.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following focus areas:

The First World War
The Second World War

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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.

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by Doris Kearns Goodwin
by Richard Rhodes

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hi, my name is Anthony and I'm delighted to join this group. I read a lot of non-fiction and history, with a special interest in WW2 and military conflicts in general. If I'm reading fiction, it's usually classic Si-Fi or Fantasy.

I'm relatively new to Goodreads, but am loving the experience so far. I'm from Ireland originally and was delighted to find HBCs "Ireland - The Luck of the Irish Reading Challenge". Hopefully I joined the challenge correctly! So many great topics out there. Looking forward to participating when I can.

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

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

Military history
WW 2

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.

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 Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hi,

My pseudonym here is Zero Janvier, who was a main character in the French musical "Starmania" whose first performances took place on my year of birth. I'm French, I was born in the Champagne region where I spent the 18 first years of my life, before living and working 15 years in Paris. In Summer 2015 I moved on the Atlantic Coast and I live currently in Nantes, where I work as an IT project manager.

I'm both a book-lover and a history-lover, so joining this group after several months of activity on Goodreads seems to me a good step to discover more and more history books and discuss them here.

My main topics of interest in history are : European history in general with a focus on French and German history. My favorite historical eras are Antiquity (Rome and ancient Greece), Middle-Ages, and French Revolution & Empire.

Zero Janvier, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from the beautiful country of France. Thank you too for your very interesting introduction.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following:

Medieval History
Roman Empire - The History
European History

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Focus Areas

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.

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by Adrian Goldsworthy


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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Greetings! My name is Bill Lowery, and I live in central Florida after stints in Indiana, Illinois, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Minnesota, Alexandria VA, and California. I began to understand the appeal of history as I wrote my dissertation on Milton many years ago, and I have delved as a dilettante into many periods, but not deeply. I enjoy reading history, historical fiction, mysteries set in the past, science, novels, etc. I look forward to seeing what this group is up to.

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

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

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 Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

I am a baby boomer living in Moscow, TN about 30 miles east of Memphis. I work for the USDA and read extensively. I enjoy thrillers, mysteries, historical novels, espionage and history of any sort. I mix fiction and non-fiction and try to read books I wouldn't ordinarily read at least 10% of the time. My goal is to read a 100 books every year, a combination of eBooks (Nook and Kindle), audio books, paperbacks and hardbacks.

I have read extensively on the American Civil War and Ancient Rome, though I enjoy history from any period.` I also have studied World War II quite a lot. My mother witnessed the surrender of Darmstadt to Patton's troops in 1945 as a teen ager. She grew up in Nazi Germany. My Dad graduated West Point in 1950 and that is probably where my interest in battles comes from. We lived in Libya in the mid 1960's and visited Leptis Magna and Sabratha, some of the best preserved Roman ruins in the Mediterranean. Probably where my interest in ancient history sprang from. I look forward to interesting discussions.

I am reading the following books as a result of this forum and plan to participate in discussions on them.
Simon Sebag Montefiore

by Adrian Goldsworthy

Welcome Mark, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Tennessee. Thank you for your interesting introduction.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

Roman Empire - The History
American Civil War
The Second World War

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 an example of how books you mentioned should look:

by Simon Sebag Montefiore
by Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

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Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello, Everyone -- My name is Mary and I love both nonfiction history and (good) historical fiction. It's hard for me to pick favorite areas, because I can interested in almost any period, but I've spent a lot of time with Renaissance Italy and Italy during WWI (the last is a topic I'm particularly interested in now). I also love Imperial Russia, WWII, Biblical archaeology, and Medieval Europe.

I'm very interested in any recommendations for books on Italy during WWI, whether they're in English or Italian. I've read a number of books, and I've listed some below. Memoirs are of particular interest to me. I've been searching for books that focus on the role of military engineers working in the Alps.

Soldier on the Southern FrontThe White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915-1919

Welcome Mary, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club. Thank you for sharing your varied interests in history.

Based on your areas of interest in history, you may want to explore the following threads:

Medieval History
Roman Empire - The History
European History
The First World War
The Second World War

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 an example of how your books you mentioned should look:

by Emilio Lussu
by Mark Thompson (no photo)

More information:
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Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome!

Hi all, Kim here. I'm a French student in European Early Modern History and Literature. Living in Germany though. This is my first time joining a group, as I have joined GR only a few months ago and don't have any friends here I thought it would be a good way to "meet" people with similar interests. I am currently doing a 100 books 2018 challenge (all genre though). Looking forward to get chatting with you guys

Welcome to all the new members :)

Glad you joined us, Kim. This is the place for the avid history buff. (Love your nomme de group of Madame Histoire.)

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

European history

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.

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 Adrian Goldsworthy

More information:
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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello, I am new here. Im the quiet type so I don't really have much to say about myself other than I love history. I hope to find a lot of interesting new books to read from this group and will try my best to be an active participant in discussions.

Welcome Chris. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club where we all share your love of history. I'm sure that you will be able to find a lot of books that may interest you.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 an example of how books you mention should look:

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

More information:
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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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And our guidelines:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello everyone. My name is Steve Munroe, I live in Southern California, in Orange County. I am interested in many different eras but I focus mostly on World War II and U.S. Civil War history. I am also interested in ancient history in Europe and the Americas. I read about 30 to 35 books per year in all subjects, I am interested in historical fiction as well as fantasy and science fiction.

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

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

WW II
American Civil War

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.

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 Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome everyone to the History Book Club. We are delighted to have you join us. If you have any questions - you can contact me (Bentley) or any of our moderators - we are here to help you and we want you to enjoy the site.

Hi group members and moderators. My name is Lisa A and I reside on the central coast of California. My usual reading preference is historical fiction but have found myself becoming more interested in the non-fiction genre. After doing some genealogy research, I would enjoy learning more about prominent historical figures and the cultural history of the UK and Scandinavian countries.

Lisa, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from the beautiful central coast of California. Thank you too for your interesting introduction.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following:

British History
European History

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Focus Areas

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 an example of how your books you mention should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy


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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello, I am Tracye from the United States. I have always had a fascination with historical topics and events. I am open to learning about all topics and I have a keen interest in the arts and politics. I am enjoying the Caesar book. thanks

Welcome Tracye, to the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us. Thank you for your interesting introduction and we are happy that you are enjoying the book discussion about Caesar moderated by Vicki.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following:

Art-Architecture-Culture
Political Science

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Focus Areas

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 an example of how the book you mentioned should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello all! My name is Tiffany, and I live in the foothills near Auburn, California. I am the manager of a public history library, so obviously I love history books across almost all genres. In particular, I love the period from roughly 1775-1820 (the long 18th century) in both Europe and the US, especially the French and American revolutions, as well as the rise of Napoleon. In fact, I have always been fascinated by Napoleon and love reading about him. Thanks to my job, I also am interested in books on the gold rush in California. I am really excited to connect with fellow history buffs here!