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Started by Kleves, January 13, 2012, 04:10:39 PM

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Which is your favorite war?

Punic Wars
3 (8.1%)
Other Ancient War
4 (10.8%)
Hundred Years' War
2 (5.4%)
Other Medieval War
0 (0%)
Thirty Years War
1 (2.7%)
Other Early Modern War
2 (5.4%)
Napoleonic Wars
2 (5.4%)
American Civil War
4 (10.8%)
World War I
5 (13.5%)
World War II
12 (32.4%)
Other Modern War
2 (5.4%)

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Kleves

January 13, 2012, 04:10:39 PM Last Edit: January 13, 2012, 06:50:46 PM by Kleves
Which war do you find most interesting/most enjoying reading about?

For me, it's the Civil War, followed by WWI and then WWII.
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Tamas

#1
January 13, 2012, 04:12:48 PM
The Great War. It's hard to find an event which so drastically changed history's course and the world in such a sudden way.

Valmy

#2
January 13, 2012, 04:13:10 PM
Probably the Funeral Games at the beginning of the Hellenistic era.  That might just be the most entertaining and bizarre war ever fought.

Followed by the Wars of the French Revolution :frog: and WWI.

I love sweeping cultural and political changes and drama in my wars.
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dps

#3
January 13, 2012, 04:15:20 PM
Hard to say.  In some ways WWII is the most interesting, but there's so much more I don't know about WWI (not to suggest that I know everything about WWII).

Barrister

#4
January 13, 2012, 04:20:50 PM
1812. :Canuck
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Valmy

#5
January 13, 2012, 04:22:55 PM
Quote from: Barrister on January 13, 2012, 04:20:50 PM
1812. :Canuck

I have an ancestor who fought in the Georgian militia in that war.  His force would march out, get humiliated by the Creek Indians, and then run back to Georgia...rest for a bit...then march back and get soundly defeated by the Creeks again and retreat...and then rest up...and so forth.

Quite a glorious chapter in American military history.
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Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Ideologue

#6
January 13, 2012, 04:24:42 PM
World War II, naturally.

After that, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Then the Persian Wars, specifically Alexander's campaign if I have to be specific.
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Admiral Yi

#7
January 13, 2012, 04:25:58 PM
The problem with your question is that some of us (me) have already read a ton on the war(s) we find interesting, so there's nothing new to read.

I think the French Revolution/Napoleonic Wars are the best from a dramatic standpoint.  And obviously the uniforms.

derspiess

#8
January 13, 2012, 04:26:29 PM
WWII.  It has been the most fascinating for me ever since I first started reading my grandfather's WWII books as a kid.  And IMO it has by far the coolest weaponry.
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#9
January 13, 2012, 04:27:14 PM
Probably the American Revolution, as it is the war I grew up most inundated with by my locality.  I rather enjoy The Great War and the Wars of the Roses as well.  I've been meaning to do more research/reading about the French and Indian War as well as the War of 1812.
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#10
January 13, 2012, 04:38:31 PM
 hmmmm????? :lol:
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#11
January 13, 2012, 04:41:30 PM
Quote from: Barrister on January 13, 2012, 04:20:50 PM
1812. :Canuck

I'm ashamed to admit I know so little about this. PBS recently had a decent documentary about it and I found it quite interesting. I do need to pick up a book or two.
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Lettow77

#12
January 13, 2012, 04:45:07 PM
 WW2 is the plebe choice by the way.
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Barrister

#13
January 13, 2012, 04:46:56 PM
Quote from: Josephus on January 13, 2012, 04:41:30 PM
Quote from: Barrister on January 13, 2012, 04:20:50 PM
1812. :Canuck

I'm ashamed to admit I know so little about this. PBS recently had a decent documentary about it and I found it quite interesting. I do need to pick up a book or two.

I could and should definitely pick up some more knowledge on it as well.  There's been some news coverage as the bicentennial is this year which has gotten my interest up.
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Tonitrus

#14
January 13, 2012, 04:48:41 PM
The Pig War.
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