Forgotten Conflicts Volume 2

by **Australien** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:07 pm

by **Hegstoria** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:10 pm

Australien wrote:Borneo

I knew about Borneo. While I was in Ireland 2 years ago there was a 3 part Special on Sky Tv about the SAS, and one of the episodes was about their operations in the pacific, including Borneo.

by **Telemia** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:20 pm

Winter Wars. Finland was a monster, all I'm saying.

by **Australien** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:21 pm

Hegstoria wrote:
Australien wrote:Borneo

I knew about Borneo. While I was in Ireland 2 years ago there was a 3 part Special on Sky Tv about the SAS, and one of the episodes was about their operations in the pacific, including Borneo.

Yeah, but it's virtually unknown. I mean, if you hadn't happened to see that show, would you know about it?

by **Hegstoria** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:22 pm

Australien wrote:
Hegstoria wrote:I knew about Borneo. While I was in Ireland 2 years ago there was a 3 part Special on Sky Tv about the SAS, and one of the episodes was about their operations in the pacific, including Borneo.

Yeah, but it's virtually unknown. I mean, if you hadn't happened to see that show, would you know about it?

Yeah actually, I knew of it by name before the show.

by **Hegstoria** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:24 pm

Telemia wrote:Winter Wars. Finland was a monster, all I'm saying.

A guy I knew last year did this massive power point on the Winter War in my Global Conflicts class, it really wasn't a war, just an off shoot of WW2.

by **New Manvir** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:28 pm

Hornopolis wrote:No conflict is ever forgotten.

How do you know a conflict isn't forgotten, if you've forgotten about it?

by **Yootwopia** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:16 am

Telemia wrote:Winter Wars. Finland ~~was a monster~~ lost twice and the Germans even burned down half the northern forests for the lulz

Fixed.

by **Yootwopia** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:19 am

The Lone Alliance wrote:
Saurisia wrote:The initial stage of Operation Torch, where we (for a few days) had to fight the Vichy French.

I noticed how the Vichy Conflicts seemed to have been glossed over in history.

That's because Vichy didn't really do anything. It sort of sat there being a bit pointless in France and Africa, and tried to take the piss with the Japanese in Indochina, which didn't go down all that well but then neither side really cared.

by **Innis-Gunn** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:25 am

Hegstoria wrote: If theres one thing worse than a regular Plastic Paddy

Aren't you the New Yorker born and bred?

by **Mikedor** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:57 am

Boxer Rebellion.

by **Farnhamia** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:54 am

Innis-Gunn wrote:
Hegstoria wrote: If theres one thing worse than a regular Plastic Paddy

Aren't you the New Yorker born and bred?

Not everyone in New York is Irish. I've heard there are pockets of Italians, some Chinese and even a few Jews here and there.

And I still have to go with the War of Jenkins' Ear.

by **Innis-Gunn** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:47 am

Farnhamia wrote:Not everyone in New York is Irish. I've heard there are pockets of Italians, some Chinese and even a few Jews here and there.

Hegstoria has a good history of plastic paddy ways. His post has a touch of hypocrisy to it.

by **Daistallia 2104** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:47 am

Farnhamia wrote:And I still have to go with the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Ah, there it is - I've been waiting for that one. As I've said before, that's one of those that everyone and their dog and their cat and the parrot and their pet monkey like to drag out as an example of a lesser known/forgotten war to the point that everybody knows it.

by **Saurisia** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:55 am

Hegstoria wrote:
Saurisia wrote:
Oh yeah, also saw the widespread revival of WWI tactics.

Lol, I specifically remember discussing that with my Global teacher last year. I always thought it was funny that it was basically WW1 but with AK's and better tanks.

Freaking right! :lol:

by **Saurisia** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:58 am

Mount Vernon was named after an Admiral who had participated in the War of Jenkins' Ear.

by **Farnhamia** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:02 am

Daistallia 2104 wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:And I still have to go with the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Ah, there it is - I've been waiting for that one. As I've said before, that's one of those that everyone and their dog and their cat and the parrot and their pet monkey like to drag out as an example of a lesser known/forgotten war to the point that everybody knows it.

And yet it took however many pages here for me to post it. If you've been waiting, why didn't you post it and get it over with? Hmm?

by **Daistallia 2104** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:10 am

Farnhamia wrote:
Daistallia 2104 wrote:
Ah, there it is - I've been waiting for that one. As I've said before, that's one of those that everyone and their dog and their cat and the parrot and their pet monkey like to drag out as an example of a lesser known/forgotten war to the point that everybody knows it.

And yet it took however many pages here for me to post it. If you've been waiting, why didn't you post it and get it over with? Hmm?

10th post on the 1st page:

Daistallia 2104 wrote:At least the San Juan Pig War, the War of Jenken's Ear, and the Soccer War, which are all too well known for their odd names and causes.

by **Tekania** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:25 am

Alsatian Knights wrote:
Vandengaarde wrote:In the education system's defense, Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion lasted one battle and the Spanish-American war didn't accomplish much.

Oh because the complete and total destruction of a superpowers naval and land forces by a third world power that had almost no naval forces or any means to fight a global war at the time.

I believe he was talking about Spain circa 1898, which could in no way at that point in its history classed as a "super-power" after having spent the last 70 years in governmental upheaval. Nor could the US be considered "third world" and having "almost no naval forces" as we had almost 4 times as large a Navy at that point as Spain.

by **Hegstoria** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:37 am

Innis-Gunn wrote:
Hegstoria wrote: If theres one thing worse than a regular Plastic Paddy

Aren't you the New Yorker born and bred?

Yeah, but I know history, and I found it pathetic that he tried to relate Boyne to the Catholic/Republican-Protestant/Unionist conflict. I usually only post like a plastic Paddy for the lulz, if it's about Cromwell (I really dislike how he is portrayed in the U.S. so I tend to get very vocal about him), or shit gets heated really badly. IRL I know better than to act like one, I've been back enough times to know Plastic Paddies aren't liked all that much.

Btw, how do you know where I'm from, I don't recognize your name.

by **Farnhamia** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:38 am

Daistallia 2104 wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:And yet it took however many pages here for me to post it. If you've been waiting, why didn't you post it and get it over with? Hmm?

10th post on the 1st page:
Daistallia 2104 wrote:At least the San Juan Pig War, the War of Jenken's Ear, and the Soccer War, which are all too well known for their odd names and causes.

Rats.

by **Hegstoria** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:53 am

Farnhamia wrote:
Innis-Gunn wrote:
Aren't you the New Yorker born and bred?

Not everyone in New York is Irish. I've heard there are pockets of Italians, some Chinese and even a few Jews here and there.

And I still have to go with the War of Jenkins' Ear.

lol, you have a poor grasp on the ethnic make up of New York. I wouldn't even know where to begin describing how many different ethnic groups reside in New York, theres too many to name. Every major ethnicity, as well as a vast majority of the smaller groups has some representation (not the best choice of words, I know, but you get the idea) in New York. Italians and Jews probably make up a vast majority of the population, though.

by **Yootwopia** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:08 pm

The Chinese Civil War in the 1800s (Taiping Rebellion) was pretty mental and is also not really covered much.

by **Hegstoria** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:22 pm

Yootwopia wrote:The Chinese Civil War in the 1800s (Taiping Rebellion) was pretty mental and is also not really covered much.

I know about the Taiping Rebellion. I also know about the Boxer Rebellion.

by **Andaluciae** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:25 pm

War of the Triple Alliance: Pretty Intense Shit.

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