Favorite War?

[Scipio]

ACW.  Russian Revolution.  The River War.  The Boer War.

[CountDeMoney]

The Boer War.

Completely fascinating, and yet one sees many comparisons, particularly the run-up to and execution of the war, to modern conflicts--particularly Iraq 2003.

[Razgovory]

I wouldn't call Raz passive-aggressive. Rather, I would call him tangentially-aggressive, in that he attacks openly but along a new path that often makes little or no sense and seems far off the mark sometimes.

Raz takes the indirect approach. 

[CountDeMoney]

Maybe not as comprehensive as one would like for the entire war, I totally enjoyed Montcalm And Wolfe: The French And Indian War by Francis Parkham.

A bit dated

"A bit" ? 

I like reading the older stuff, sometimes despite being as stilted as it is, it's still authoritative.
I mean, are you going to discount Lord Mahon's work on Belisarius, simply because it's old?

[mongers]

I wouldn't call Raz passive-aggressive. Rather, I would call him tangentially-aggressive, in that he attacks openly but along a new path that often makes little or no sense and seems far off the mark sometimes.

Raz takes the indirect approach.

One could almost say Napoleonic in character.

[Martinus]

I wish you weren't so passive-aggressive in your trolling.

Just tell me what you meant you fucking asshole.

Happier now?

Ok. Joan of Arc. Henry V ("Once more into the breach", "We few we happy few"). The "V" sign for victory (might be a myth but still is a pop culture trope). Just to name the most popular ones. The setting has inspired authors for centuries.

[Sheilbh]

Ok. Joan of Arc. Henry V ("Once more into the breach", "We few we happy few"). The "V" sign for victory (might be a myth but still is a pop culture trope). Just to name the most popular ones. The setting has inspired authors for centuries.

V for victory is from Churchill.  It's the V for fuck off that came from the Hundred Years War.  The story is that it's a sign longbowmen used to wave to the French to show they still had their fingers.

[Martinus]

Ok. Joan of Arc. Henry V ("Once more into the breach", "We few we happy few"). The "V" sign for victory (might be a myth but still is a pop culture trope). Just to name the most popular ones. The setting has inspired authors for centuries.

V for victory is from Churchill.  It's the V for fuck off that came from the Hundred Years War.  The story is that it's a sign longbowmen used to wave to the French to show they still had their fingers.

Yeah that's what I meant.

[CountDeMoney]

Ok. Joan of Arc. Henry V ("Once more into the breach", "We few we happy few"). The "V" sign for victory (might be a myth but still is a pop culture trope). Just to name the most popular ones. The setting has inspired authors for centuries.

V for victory is from Churchill.  It's the V for fuck off that came from the Hundred Years War.  The story is that it's a sign longbowmen used to wave to the French to show they still had their fingers.

OK, smart guy;  who figured out the V with the tongue in it, then?

[Sheilbh]

Ok. Joan of Arc. Henry V ("Once more into the breach", "We few we happy few"). The "V" sign for victory (might be a myth but still is a pop culture trope). Just to name the most popular ones. The setting has inspired authors for centuries.

V for victory is from Churchill.  It's the V for fuck off that came from the Hundred Years War.  The story is that it's a sign longbowmen used to wave to the French to show they still had their fingers.

OK, smart guy;  who figured out the V with the tongue in it, then?

That was the French

[mongers]

The Cold War. 

Lived it, survived it, a 'veteran of a thousand psychic wars' *. 






* Oops letting my personal life intrude there.

[Siege]

I am disgusted by your blatant disregard for human suffering.