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Post by hi224 on Oct 21, 2019 20:27:04 GMT
i'd say Civil war for me actually.,
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 21, 2019 20:43:47 GMT
i'd say Civil war for me actually., Which country? Wars i find fascinating to read about.The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) French Revolutionary Wars/Napoleonic Wars (1792-1802/1803-1815) The Seven Years War (1756-1763) World War 1 (1914-1918) The Peloponnesian War (431 BC–404 BC) The Great Northern War (1700-1721) The Punic Wars (264 BC to 146 BC) Russian Civil War (1917-1922) World War 2 (1939-1945) American Civil War (1861-1865) War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) The Anarchy (1135-1153) Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639-1651) Wars Of The Roses (1455-1485)
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 21, 2019 22:34:36 GMT
The biggies, the American Civil War and the two World Wars. Also the wars of the Byzantine Empire and the French Revolutionary/Napoleonic Wars.
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Post by Sulla on Oct 22, 2019 1:20:17 GMT
1. WWII has always been my favorite because of the many countries involved and the technological advances of the 20th century. I even wrote a paper about Operation Sea Lion while at university. 2. Napoleonic era - Trafalgar to Waterloo. 3. The Roman Republic - Punic Wars and Gallic Campaign. 4. U.S. Civil War. 5. The Persian Wars (492 BC - 449 BC).
There are also some lesser-known wars I find interesting such as...
The Great Northern War (1700-1721). Charles XII of Sweden conquered practically all the countries of the Baltic Sea and became the first major invader of Russia.
The Winter War (1939). Russia thought Finland would be easy meat, but the Finns unexpectedly gave them a bloody nose. The most interesting battle was the Suomussalmi trap.
Native American Wars - With inferior numbers in 4 major battles in 18 encounters the Nez Perce eventually lost (1877). But Chief Joseph and the other leaders proved to be great tacticians.
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Post by hi224 on Oct 22, 2019 1:48:52 GMT
i'd say Civil war for me actually., Which country? Anyway for me The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) whoops American.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 22, 2019 2:35:27 GMT
Same, with the world wars second.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 22, 2019 19:13:32 GMT
Sad to say, but all wars are fascinating to read about.
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Post by llanwydd on Oct 23, 2019 1:00:29 GMT
I am sort of a WWI buff, in a manner of speaking. Reading about it brings that period alive for me, but I have to say I think that was the most senseless war ever fought. To think that national alliances could cause such worldwide devastation is really scary. I usually favor neutrality in foreign disputes. My favorite book on the subject is The Guns of August by Barbara Bachman. The 1961 film documentary of the same name is excellent as well.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 23, 2019 1:18:07 GMT
I am sort of a WWI buff, in a manner of speaking. Reading about it brings that period alive for me, but I have to say I think that was the most senseless war ever fought. To think that national alliances could cause such worldwide devastation is really scary. I usually favor neutrality in foreign disputes. My favorite book on the subject is The Guns of August by Barbara Bachman. The 1961 film documentary of the same name is excellent as well. May I recommend
I shill for Indy Neidell and his YouTube stuff but it is great.
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on Oct 23, 2019 2:44:17 GMT
The Napoleonic Wars (the last real Game of Thrones) World War II
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Post by politicidal on Oct 23, 2019 3:49:04 GMT
I am sort of a WWI buff, in a manner of speaking. Reading about it brings that period alive for me, but I have to say I think that was the most senseless war ever fought. To think that national alliances could cause such worldwide devastation is really scary. I usually favor neutrality in foreign disputes. My favorite book on the subject is The Guns of August by Barbara Bachman. The 1961 film documentary of the same name is excellent as well. If you hadn't read it yet, I recommend African Kaiser. It's about Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck's military operations in East Africa. It also overlaps with Richard Meinertzhagen's fraudulence and the pursuit of the Konigsberg.
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Post by hi224 on Oct 23, 2019 5:25:02 GMT
I am sort of a WWI buff, in a manner of speaking. Reading about it brings that period alive for me, but I have to say I think that was the most senseless war ever fought. To think that national alliances could cause such worldwide devastation is really scary. I usually favor neutrality in foreign disputes. My favorite book on the subject is The Guns of August by Barbara Bachman. The 1961 film documentary of the same name is excellent as well. If you hadn't read it yet, I recommend African Kaiser. It's about Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck's military operations in East Africa. It also overlaps with Richard Meinertzhagen's fraudulence and the pursuit of the Konigsberg. and here comes the dude who gives me wonderful book recommendations.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 23, 2019 9:08:30 GMT
1. WWII has always been my favorite because of the many countries involved and the technological advances of the 20th century. I even wrote a paper about Operation Sea Lion while at university. 2. Napoleonic era - Trafalgar to Waterloo. 3. The Roman Republic - Punic Wars and Gallic Campaign. 4. U.S. Civil War. 5. The Persian Wars (492 BC - 449 BC).
There are also some lesser-known wars I find interesting such as...
The Great Northern War (1700-1721). Charles XII of Sweden conquered practically all the countries of the Baltic Sea and became the first major invader of Russia.
The Winter War (1939). Russia thought Finland would be easy meat, but the Finns unexpectedly gave them a bloody nose. The most interesting battle was the Suomussalmi trap.
Native American Wars - With inferior numbers in 4 major battles in 18 encounters the Nez Perce eventually lost (1877). But Chief Joseph and the other leaders proved to be great tacticians.
The Winter War was part of World War 2
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Post by Sulla on Oct 23, 2019 9:37:08 GMT
1. WWII has always been my favorite because of the many countries involved and the technological advances of the 20th century. I even wrote a paper about Operation Sea Lion while at university. 2. Napoleonic era - Trafalgar to Waterloo. 3. The Roman Republic - Punic Wars and Gallic Campaign. 4. U.S. Civil War. 5. The Persian Wars (492 BC - 449 BC).
There are also some lesser-known wars I find interesting such as...
The Great Northern War (1700-1721). Charles XII of Sweden conquered practically all the countries of the Baltic Sea and became the first major invader of Russia.
The Winter War (1939). Russia thought Finland would be easy meat, but the Finns unexpectedly gave them a bloody nose. The most interesting battle was the Suomussalmi trap.
Native American Wars - With inferior numbers in 4 major battles in 18 encounters the Nez Perce eventually lost (1877). But Chief Joseph and the other leaders proved to be great tacticians.
The Winter War was part of World War 2 Yes, I tend to think of it as separate since Finland was not yet part of the Axis and the Soviet Union was not yet part of the Allies. It's still an interesting sideshow of WWII.
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Post by clusium on Oct 23, 2019 14:40:15 GMT
i'd say Civil war for me actually., World War II, mainly because of the Holocaust.
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Post by vegalyra on Oct 24, 2019 18:48:48 GMT
I read everything I could get my hands on regarding WW2 when I was a kid up until the present day. My current interest in WW1 picked up later on. I'm currently reading A.J. Barker's history of the Mesopotamian campaign right now, the American title being "The Bastard War". I enjoy the lesser known "sideshows" of the Great War. I've read Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck's memoirs of SE Africa, very interesting reading. I also find myself reading a lot about the hot wars of the Cold War, such as 1950's - 1970's post colonial wars in Africa, particularly the Congo/Katanga, as well as British action in the Malay Peninsula, Aden, etc.
I do also enjoy reading about Ancient/Classical civilizations so the warfare naturally follows. The Byzantine Empire has always been a favorite. I don't think there was ever a period where some war wasn't going on along their borders.
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Post by suzi on Oct 26, 2019 1:34:05 GMT
WW2, holocaust, and Indian wars, and a few books on the Civil war.
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Post by koskiewicz on Nov 2, 2019 16:34:52 GMT
A must read for any WWII buff is The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan. The movie is good, but the book covers the incredible logistics that went into the organization of the D-Day invasion.
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Nov 2, 2019 17:06:38 GMT
The Thirty Years War, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Russian Civil War
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Nov 6, 2019 19:22:27 GMT
I mostly read about WW2, I like to read about the British home front, those were very brave and resourceful people.
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