Favorite War to Learn About

[Doctor Scherzando]

In the style of all of these "favorite *insert noun here*" threads, which war, major or minor, recent or ancient, is your favorite to learn about?

Mine is a close tie between two very different wars: The Great War and the Second Punic War.

[Killington]

Of the wars I learned about, I think I preferred the learning about World War 1 the most, because there were still Entente commanders using ye olde tactics of charging with bayonets, against machine gun emplacements, and I think its interesting why it took them so long to adjust their strategies.

[Doctor Scherzando]

I agree. The Great War was the Beethoven of warfare, both strategically and politically. It both ended and began a new era.

[Mr T]

Favourite is probably the Napoleonic Wars, of course.

The Hundred Days Campaign has been my favourite campaign for some time and I know it in great detail, I am eager though to read about the other wars of the coalition from the Third one.

[TORN]

The Great war in Belgium is my area. So damn interesting.

[Doctor Scherzando]

The Hundred Days campaign is where Napoleon both impresses me and comes across as foolish. His desperate attempt to reclaim power is just that; desperate and sad. But the level of success that he attained was...stunning. To completely reclaim France and then nearly win another war, perhaps if it weren't for Grouchy.

[TORN]

I find it very interesting how the people followed Napoleon. How first there was the revolution to abolish absolute monarchy. But then Napoleon dubbed himself emporor.

[Riddlez]

World War 2, partially because of the huge amount of time that got in iy

[Doctor Scherzando]

Napoleon's coup was not necessarily conducted to rid the world of absolute monarchy, although it certainly seemed like he was opposed to it. Napoleon was a nationalist leader and a populist, and it got to the point when the French people were fine with a "monarchy" of sorts, as long as it was headed by someone who seemed to be a trustworthy leader, and I would argue that he was. Napoleon's government was much different (structurally and behaviorally) than what you would call an absolute monarchy.

[TORN]

Napoleons coup was nothing about to get rid of absolute monarchy. What i meant is that the people had the revolution to get rid of it before napoleon. But then he came.

[Doctor Scherzando]

Napoleons coup was nothing about to get rid of absolute monarchy. What i meant is that the people had the revolution to get rid of it before napoleon. But then he came.

Yes, that is true. Napoleon's rise was similar to that of Hitler and Mussolini, however Napoleon himself was obviously not at all like those men. Desperate times will unite a people behind a strong leader if they believe that that leader can restore their nation. It's happened many times, and will continue to happen.

[TORN]

Ofcourse Hitler is the prime example for that. But Mussolini, ah he is very interesting. Especially with his treaty with the pope 

[Doctor Scherzando]

Mussolini might be my least favorite historical figure, it least in the last 100 years. So stupid, so weird.

[Duuring]

So stupid, so weird.

So fat.

[Doctor Scherzando]

Oi! Just because the man is fat doesn't mean he should be made fun of! Make fun of him because he was a cunt.