Namaste from India

Hello WW2 forum members. Greetings from India! My name is Veeral (means: rare/unique personality). I am 35. My member name is RHP. R is for Raja (my nickname, meaning: king, which was given to me by my grandmother; 88 years old and still kicking).

I can't remember when I first got interested in WW2. I was always interested in reading. I started reading books at an early age. And then the WW2 bug hit me. I think I started with WW2 fiction first. Nowadays, I tend to read non-fiction exclusively as far as WW2 is concerned. I recently read Neal Bascomb's The Winter Fortress (Amazing book).

I tend to lean towards the naval aspects of WW2. Especially Arctic/ Atlantic Convoys and submarine warfare. I have created extensive book shelves regarding WW2 on Goodreads (let me know if you want to join me there too). I own many books on the subject too. But as ebooks are cheaper nowadays, I have almost stopped buying physical ones (I do miss them). Whenever I can't find an old book, it is usually available on Openlibrary.

I am really happy to be a part of this community.

With warm regards,

RHP.

 

Welcome to the forums!

 

Dear Raja, it is always good to find new people from all over the globe to add to our pool of knowledge. My daughter is an engineer and has a good friend , that we know, also an engineer who works for Boeing's Defense Division. He almost totally works with the Indian Navy on Defense systems
and spends more time there than in Seattle. He is very impresseed with your Navy.

Welcome to the WW 2 Forums,

Gaines

 

Thank you!

Thank you! Yes, it's surprising that very few people from India are interested in WW2 (compared to other Allied nations). Maybe it was because of the memories of imperialism. It's wrong to think like that, because as a dominion, India also contributed a lot in both the wars. One should not let their political preferences affect their reading/knowing about history.

Hello Gaines, the pleasure is all mine.

It is comforting to know that someone from a Western nation considers our Navy impressive (no need for me to be politically correct here, Western technology is still streets ahead of us).

Regards,

Raja.

 

Thank you. I'll definitely look into it.

 

Thank you, LRusso216. Yes, I have read Forgotten Sacrifice and I agree, it's an excellent book. This year I read The Road to Russia by Bernard Edwards and Convoy by Martin Middlebrook. Both make for an excellent reading experience.

 

I would like to add little something here. I am more interested in the personal experiences on the front and micro histories about the war. I avoid swooping macro histories that cover the whole war. They reduce every human life lost to be just part of a statistics.

I have noticed that there are many members here who have served/are serving for their respective countries.

It's an honour for me to be here.

 

Welcome
Hope you enjoy your time with the community

 

Extensive content. Would keep me occupied for a long time. Thanks!

 

Thank you, Trip Jab!

 

Welcome

 

Welcome to the forum.

Shame about that as I've a few books on the Indian Army in WW2, a massive volunteer army with a proud record of service.

 

Welcome to the Forum, RHP. We have a section, Those Who Served, that may be of interest to you.

 

Well, I don't even know what to say!

Thank you!

Thank you! And yes, I do speak it well too. One good thing to come out of English imperialism that no one can deny!

Yes, and that part of history is still ignored here in school and college courses!

Thank you! I'll surely look into it.