Having spent 5 years in a salt mine in Poland my dad learned the language and developed a soft spot for the Poles. That and the bit in the Battle of Britain film with the over exuberant Polish squadron has fostered a soft spot for me too. I'd love to know more about the Poles and the Norse in the time Hamlet is set (Act 4 scene 4)
Boer war particularly, çause had a great uncle in that lot with two tours of the place, eventually settled in S.A. WW1 cause most of my immediate relatives fought in that one, father, both grand fathers, uncles and cousins - the lot. David
WW 2 is my main interest, for reasons stated in the Introductions thread. Others would be the Falklands, because so many important lessons were learned there. Certainly Afghanistan (since I do my duty) and Iraq for its relevance to Afgh. But those are both history in the making; cannot tell whether to call them history quite yet. Slaphead: My ancestors came from Poland. Having been there on exercises failded to spur an interest. Maybe I should see a shrink ?
I have interest in WWI and in minors conflicts like "Chaco War" or internal revolutions like the "Farrapos War" and "Contestado War"
I'm starting to rekindle an interest in the Age of Marlborough. I'd like to know more about Prince Eugene, anyone know a good book on him ?
Second World War for me. Love to see details of the huge amount of artifacts uncovered, mostly in the old east by "Amateur Archeologists". The German T34 was excellent. Would like to know of websites covering this subject.
I am interested Victorian wars from about 1879 and WW1 cause I had close relatives in both - am a member of the appropriate forums for those periods, and in WW2 çause I was a little shaver during that period. David
Love to see details of the huge amount of artifacts uncovered, mostly in the old east by "Amateur Archeologists". The German T34 was excellent. Would like to know of websites covering this subject. Polish Forum that's always worth a shufti, translate works OK on it: Google Translate - Discoverer & Detektorweb's really good for this stuff, but much harder to navigate as the translate doesn't always seem to take too well: Google Translate - Detektorweb If you've somehow not visited, Lerenfort is a fine site for dug-up things too: WW2 Battlefield Relics ~A
Afghan Wars 1838-1939 and the Korean War-the latter would have been my war ,should circumstances have been different. jainso31
The Rhodesian wars - both the Victorian Matebele War and later rebellion and the 'Independence' struggle post UDI where a small army developed new techniques of airborne warfare - the Fireforce Concept - also interesting in this war were the Independent Companies and the Territorial Battalions. I believe the RLI and RAR Fireforce troops still hold the record for the most combat jumps.
I am really surprised that Napoleon does not figure - easily the greatest commander since Alexander. Just been reading about how in the retreat from Moscow he crossed the Beresina,with the 30000 remainder of the Grand Armee pursued by three Russian armies 4 times stronger than him and still fooled them into thinking he was going to use a ford - in the meantime built a bridge (twice) and crossed with the majority of his force. The Mansteins, Montgomeries, Pattons and Zukovs don't even get close. So many battles, so many nations and so much information we could gather together.
I am really surprised that Napoleon does not figure Why be surprised on a forum with a high proportion British members? He was French & he lost. :p
The American civil war is a recent interest, I recently scanned through a book called I think was something like "What if...". It looked at what would have happened to the U.S if the war had been won by the south?. The actual name of the book eludes me i wish i had written it down any ideas?.
The American civil war is a recent interest, I recently scanned through a book called I think was something like "What if...". It looked at what would have happened to the U.S if the war had been won by the south?. The actual name of the book eludes me i wish i had written it down any ideas?. Any of these ring a bell? Amazon.com: If The South Had Won The Civil War (9780312869496): MacKinlay Kantor, Dan Nance, Harry Turtledove: Books
Any of these ring a bell? Amazon.com: If The South Had Won The Civil War (9780312869496): MacKinlay Kantor, Dan Nance, Harry Turtledove: Books You are a star! That looks very much like it thanks for your help
I am really surprised that Napoleon does not figure - easily the greatest commander since Alexander. Just been reading about how in the retreat from Moscow he crossed the Beresina,with the 30000 remainder of the Grand Armee pursued by three Russian armies 4 times stronger than him and still fooled them into thinking he was going to use a ford - in the meantime built a bridge (twice) and crossed with the majority of his force. The Mansteins, Montgomeries, Pattons and Zukovs don't even get close. So many battles, so many nations and so much information we could gather together. Yeah, and he abandoned the army to his Marshal Ney and fled to Paris, just like he had done in Egypt. After losing. Twice. At least.
Why be surprised on a forum with a high proportion British members? He was French & he lost. :p I've met plenty of British Napoleophiles. Seem to recall an Uncle had a large portrait of him in the hallway... Yeah, and he abandoned the army to his Marshal Ney and fled to Paris, just like he had done in Egypt. After losing. Twice. At least. A Portuguese chap, not too keen on Napoleon & his works? Imagine that! .
WW2 dominates my interest but WW1 is a close second and beyond that it's The War of 1812 or as we Canadians call it, "The War of Southern Aggression".
The other era I research, study and reenact is the French Indochina War (1946-54): Legion Etrangere en Indochine 1946-54 index When the dust dies down my other interest is the Mexican Civil War, 1905-1930 primarily the history behind the Villista's (Division del Norte) and the Punitive Expedition.
