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You ever get into one of those moods where you can't decide which book to read next? Well don't worry, now you can post details of the books that have you stumped and ask for assistance from members on which book you should read first!

Group member Bou asked for a thread/page where members who have a number of books sitting on their desk and don't know which one to read first can ask for advice/assistance from other group members - enjoy :)

All of them. Read them all at the same time. Then you don't have to decide. Just make sure they aren't all on the same topic, that can be confusing.
LOL

Thanks Aussie Rick for creating this topic!

Dj wrote: "All of them. Read them all at the same time. Then you don't have to decide. Just make sure they aren't all on the same topic, that can be confusing.
LOL"

I am trying this right now and it is driving me crazy.

I like DJ's suggestion, but I find that (with library books, anyway) I have a lot of unfinished ones to get back to later. Perhaps I just need to limit the shotgun approach to those books I own.

Paul wrote: "I like DJ's suggestion, but I find that (with library books, anyway) I have a lot of unfinished ones to get back to later. Perhaps I just need to limit the shotgun approach to those books I own."

I have been using Kindle Unlimited so it makes the time factor less of a crunch. Books are certainly more random though.

Time to read up on Barbarossa. Which one to start?
1. Operation Barbarossa (David M Glantz)
2. Enduring the Whirlwind (Gregory Liedke)

Bou wrote: "Time to read up on Barbarossa. Which one to start?
1. Operation Barbarossa (David M Glantz)
2. Enduring the Whirlwind (Gregory Liedke)"

Glantz's book is a great account of Operation Barbarossa and one of his easier reads. The only real downside is that maps are few and far between.

I'd go for Glantz to get the full and detailed account of Barbarossa, from there every other book will just add to the story but I would expect a hard and slow read with issues with maps but in the end it will be worth it. When I read a Glantz book I tend to break it up with another book; so read a chapter of Glantz and then something else, it helps me get through his books :)

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I'd go for Glantz to get the full and detailed account of Barbarossa, from there every other book will just add to the story but I would expect a hard and slow read with issues with maps but in the..."

I'm currently using that same strategy for this one:

Panzer Aces II: Battle Stories of German Tank Commanders in World War II

Each chapter is about a different individual, but the author's writing style can be a bit of a slog and seems to vary with each chapter. This one has definitely needed a better proofreader as well!

Hi! I am new to this group. I am hoping you can point me to a few great map resources with battle details. I never enjoyed history until recently when I branched out and started reading historical fiction. Now I can not believe how little I actually know... and how throughly I love it.

Any book recommendations would be welcome as well.

Thank you!

Linda

Linda wrote: "Hi! I am new to this group. I am hoping you can point me to a few great map resources with battle details."

Atlas of the European Campaign: 1944–45 perhaps?

Linda wrote: "Hi! I am new to this group. I am hoping you can point me to a few great map resources with battle details. I never enjoyed history until recently when I branched out and started reading historical ..."

The West Point Atlas of War: World War II: European Theater

Wpaw World War II Pacific

Linda wrote: "Hi! I am new to this group. I am hoping you can point me to a few great map resources with battle details. I never enjoyed history until recently when I branched out and started reading historical ..."

Linda,

Welcome to the group. Here is one I picked up last year and is a treasure trove of battle maps with accompanying details:

The Oxford Companion to Second World War

Hi everyone!
Has anyone read The Labyrinth: Memoirs Of Walter Schellenberg? How is that?

The Labyrinth: Memoirs Of Walter Schellenberg, Hitler's Chief Of Counterintelligence by Walter Schellenberg

Emmy wrote: "Hi everyone!
Has anyone read The Labyrinth: Memoirs Of Walter Schellenberg? How is that?"

Not one that I've read I'm afraid. Anyone else?

Thank you

Well, I'm planning on marking the anniversary of World War One's great naval battle with a tad on the subject; any advice on whether to go with Gordon's
The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command
or Jellicoe's
Jutland: The Unfinished Battle

Jonny, neither is a straightforward battle narrative. Jellicoe jr. has the whole controversy & historiography lined up, Gordon has 3 acts and the middle is sort of a history of the royal navy.

I know I’m 5 years late, but I like DJs suggestion. Me, I have so many books in my house, and sometimes it’s hard to pick just one to read, and for me, I like reading one book at a time, but I have been reading a really nice set of books written by the Marine Corps on battles of the pacific theatre.

I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I can buy e-books, of course, but I can't resist the excitement of going to a bookstore (and the fun of transporting books to Europe)

Darya Silman wrote: "I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I can buy e-books, of course, but I can't resist the excitement of going to a bookstore (and the..."

Where are you going? Perhaps I can give book store recs?

Manray9 wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I can buy e-books, of course, but I can't resist the excitement of going to..."

To San Francisco. I got some book store recs already, though if there are bookshops specializing in history, I'd like to visit them. Or historical sites. I'm planning to go to Alcatraz, for sure, and The Academy of Natural Sciences

Darya Silman wrote: "Manray9 wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I can buy e-books, of course, but I can't resist the excite..."

I live near San Francisco. Many of the great little bookstores have closed down, however there are some which are hanging on and might interest you:
Blackbird Bookstore & Cafe
City Lights Booksellers and Publishers
Books Inc.
Green Apple Books
Christopher's Books
Dog Eared Books

If you have transportation from San Francisco, head south to Menlo Park and visit Kepler's.

There are several Barnes & Noble bookstores, some of which have a decent amount of World War II books, and there is the odd Amazon 4-Star store here and there.

World War II historical ships you can visit are the USS Pampanito in SF and the USS Hornet in Alameda. Both are sure to have shops associated with them which would have some books for sure.

Marc wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "Manray9 wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I can buy e-books, of course, but I ca..."

thank you!

Darya Silman wrote: "I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I can buy e-books, of course, but I can't resist the excitement of going to a bookstore (and the..."

Have a great trip and I hope you find some good books to take home :)

Aussie Rick, thank you :) I'm planning to take an empty suitcase, 20 kg, just for books and souveniers

Darya Silman wrote: "Aussie Rick, thank you :) I'm planning to take an empty suitcase, 20 kg, just for books and souveniers"

Depending on how long you are going to stay, you could make an order from Edward R. Hamilton Booksellers while you are here and fill that suitcase up with no problems!!

Darya Silman wrote: "Marc wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "Manray9 wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I can buy e-books, of cou..."

If you are looking for particular books,
This one, by An Englishman, later American Citizen as of Dec1, 1941
These are letters he wrote mostly to the BBC in an effort to explain America to its soon to be ally
The American Home Front: 1941-1942
This a book by the man the GI's considered their reporter
Here is Your War
After that the possible choices become overwhelming. A quick tour of the shelves in this channel is a way to save you from my typos

Phrodrick wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "Marc wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "Manray9 wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I ca..."


I have two unread books by Alistair Cooke that came to me via my English parents. I know they had more than that because they told me they listened to him on the radio religiously and always looked to buy his books. I am yet to read them: one day.

Years back I worked with a young bloke called Alistair Cooke and jokingly said was he named Alistair after the well known BBC broadcaster. Yes, he said, and I was the only person who had ever asked him that. He said his English parents were much like mine and admired his broadcasts as well. I suppose in Australia he was hardly known, so this younger bloke knowing of him was unusual.

I haven't heard of him. When I find his books, I'll look into them

Darya Silman wrote: "Manray9 wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I can buy e-books, of course, but I can't resist the excite..."

Alcatraz is such an experience!
I've been there once in March 1997 and met a woman who was the daughter of one of the wardens and wrote a book on her memories of Alcatraz.

Marc wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "Aussie Rick, thank you :) I'm planning to take an empty suitcase, 20 kg, just for books and souveniers"

Depending on how long you are going to stay, you could make an order fr..."

Before I immigrated to the US, I did fly many times from Germany to the US and always did bring up to 25 hardcover books back to Germany (those were books which were not translated into German). There's no tax on books, so when the customs officer asked me what I did bring into Germany, I told him only books and he let me pass.

Christine, I haven't known you have to check the book through customs when entering EU. I bought 20-30 books every time I went to Ukraine and Russia, and nobody had ever asked me about them

Darya Silman wrote: "Christine, I haven't known you have to check the book through customs when entering EU. I bought 20-30 books every time I went to Ukraine and Russia, and nobody had ever asked me about them"

The German customs officers sometimes asked me if there's anything in my luggage that I need to pay tax for, so I always answered honestly that I only purchased lots of books.

Darya Silman wrote: "Manray9 wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "I'm going to America for the first time in my life. Do you have any paperback/hardcover recs on WW2? I can buy e-books, of course, but I can't resist the excite..."

The Battleship Iowa is in the area as well you may want to check and see if it is open for tours. I am sure that their gift store would have a book or six on the Iowa Class Battleships you might find interesting.

If you are in Los Angeles, that is where the Battleship IOWA can be toured. FWIW I had a small hand in recommissioning her back at Ingals' Ship yard in Pascagoula.

in San Fransisco, at Fisherman's Wharf is the WW II Submarine USS Pampanito SS-383.
If for some reason you have interest in the US Army, The Presidio is very historic and in San Fransisco
Elsewhere in Calif:
One of the last WW II Victory ships-SS Red Oak Victory in Richmond
USS Hornet Aircraft Carrie Air, Sea, & Space Museum in Alameda Ok not exact;ly the WW II Hornet...
USS Potomac FDR Presidential Yacht in in Oakland

Actually there is likely to be something WWII in most any state, list any city where you might be , there is highly likely to be something