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  1. C.S.A. : Confederates States of America the film

    I honestly can't believe what I am hearing. Wheather or not the South succeeded, their government had already forbade the further expansion of slavery into new territories, thereby assuring new states would be free states, slavery would be economically unfeasible at least by 1890. Add to this...

  2. Could US win in Vietnam?

    Here is what initially rompted the VC to use guerilla tactics. Operation Attleboro was in War Zone C, west of the Michelin plantation in III Corps. It started on Sept 14, 1966 and lasted for about 70 days. It was the first time large scale multi-divisional search & destroy tactics were used by...

  3. AH challenge poll.Worst Generals of ALL time

    Varus. This guy wasted 3 perfectly good Roman legions, by marching them into the Germanic "Indian Territory" of the Teutonburger Forest. He was clearly the "Custer of the Ancient World".

  4. History's Most Overrated Generals/Admirals

    Patton hated being called Blood n' Guts. You act as if he threw men in front of machine guns in blind rage? Patton's temper was not more than a facade most of the time; as will be learned by a biography or two. Patton, IMHO, is the best commander to come out of World War II. I've argued this for...

  5. What if Nader and Buchanan hadn't been excluded from the 2000 presidential debates?

    What impact, if any, would those two candidates have had on both the American political culture and the 2000 election? How might this have affected the election, and public opinion?

  6. Could US win in Vietnam?

    You need to look at our national premise for being there--defending South Vietnam, not wiping out North Vietnam, which is what it would have taken to inflict that many casualties. This most surely would have brought China into the picture, they had hundreds of thousands of troops in the DRV. You...

  7. Could US win in Vietnam?

    no one gives a shit I guess :cool: ...............

  8. Could US win in Vietnam?

    no furter comments, that sucks, cause I though this topic was pretty damn fascinating

  9. Mexico declares war, 1917

    For those interested, read Barbara Tuchman's "The Zimmermann Telegram", which has been extremely fascinating and in depth on the infamous offer that is often only briefly mentioned in many WWI books. Tuchman writes a great deal about the extent to which German agents and aide tried to bolster...

  10. History's Most Overrated Generals/Admirals

    Well, Alexander had Great tactics, but mediocre strategies. Your post does illustrate Alexander's ability as a tactician (something I've already admitted). But, what was his strategy for this campaign? Do you honestly believe what you described is the work of a military genius? The only way I...

  11. 1859: California joins the Confederacy

    AFter researching the topic, I found another interesting note, most of the National Army was stationed west of the Missouri River's longitude and most of those troops were in, you guessed it, California or guarding all access to the Golden State. Sam Grant's last peacetime duty station was in...

  12. Most Underrated Military Commanders

    John J. Pershing: Pershing was another well liked General who fought his battles with his men in mind. He helped bring an end to WWI cuz he showed the French and British the stupidity of trench warfare. He was also the last General given the honorable title of General of the Armies. Erich von...

  13. History's Most Overrated Generals/Admirals

    At this moment I can't locate any DIRECT source for Rommels study of Sherman. I apologize. The only source I have is "The German Generals Talk" again by Liddell Hart. Interviews with many of Germanys surviving great generals Manteuffel, Thoma, Kleist, Student, etc. I believe the book mentioned...

  14. History's Most Overrated Generals/Admirals

    My favorite military author, B.H.Liddell Hart, a Brit by the way, was able to talk with Patton several months before the landings in Normandy in 44. Patton had spent a long vacation studying Shermans campaigns actually walking the ground in Georgia and the Carolinas with Hart's book "Sherman...

  15. History's Most Overrated Generals/Admirals

    Enough with outnumbering his opponents. Alexander the Great outnumbered his opponents on the battlefield most of the time. So have many other great generals. My point is, he used the ideas of manuever to keep the opponent of balance instead of direct frontal attacks. So effective where these...

  16. 1859: California joins the Confederacy

    Funny that you mention that. When the Southern states seceded in 1860/1861 many Southerners who had migrated to the Confederacy were sympathetic to the Confederate cause. Especially in Southern California present day San Diego and Los Angeles areas although at that time they were barely villages...

  17. History's Most Overrated Generals/Admirals

    One last note, Sherman killed far fewer soldiers than Lee, Grant, Jackson, Longstreet, McClelland, or any of the other big names of the war. He out-manueverednhe enemy, confused them and when they did attack he beat them. I have always found it ironic that the Union General that caused the...

  18. Mexico declares war, 1917

    You bet. I think you will find them of great interest. There are a few more dealing with the US involvement in the Philippines right after the Spanish American War (a favorite area of mine) and are all quite good books. If the Germans had distracted the US and formed some sort of alliance with...

  19. Could US win in Vietnam?

    I just like to go into detail with this comment. As a result of that aid, the British were able to foster a climate that ran from free primary schooling for children of all ethnicities (Malay, Indian, indigenous Sakai tribes, and Chinese) which enable the development of a steady government...

  20. Could US win in Vietnam?

    *sigh* Listen, there are only two ways to win a guerrilla war and both are ugly. One is to follow the hearts and mind strategy, building up an infrastructure of support so that potentialy guerrilla recruits have an incentive not to rebel. This requires years of tedious and consistent...
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