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Extra History have finished up their series on the outbreak of the First World War. It's sad to think there were so many missed opportunities to stop the war. I can't wait to see what Extra History look at next.
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Magni posted:Six words you didn't want to hear in WWI. Well, at least if you were part of the Entente. Well there was one point where it was good to hear, but that's still a while off. (Good old landships).
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cheerfullydrab posted:Are people selling Nambu pistols? Aren't they the ones more hazardous to the wielder than the enemy?
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Feb 27, 2015 13:28
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So if Beevor is a hack, what are some good recent books that look at the Eastern Front in WWII, or that refute his allegations directly? Actually what are good books on the Eastern Front in general.
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May 17, 2015 13:54
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Riso posted:The claim Germany wanted to dominate the world is a result of propaganda. Germany wanted control over Europe, not the world. They were not that crazy. quote:Claims that the US entered the war to stop genocide was added afterwards to shape the post-war narrative. Said genocide after all, was not known and did not even start in a systematic way until after the US entry.
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May 18, 2015 17:55
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Well I've finally caught up with the thread (and WWI day-by-day)! I'm a big fan that you're shining a light on obscure bits of a conflict that most people assume was just the Western Front (and maybe the Russian Revolution), Trin Tragula. Can anyone recommend some good books on Canadian forces in WWII? No particular reason, I'm just curious about lesser-known WWII stuff (for reference, I once bought a book on Australian Tank Development, so I'm up for other similarly obscure bits and pieces.
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Jul 21, 2016 14:04
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I think Who Goes Nazi? is a relevant article for fascismchat.
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Jul 22, 2016 11:58
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Quick question: what do people think of Mark Zuehlke's Canadian Battle Series? I'm curious about Canadians in WWII, and some cursory googling suggests that this is the most readily available books on it. Are there better books available I should look for? Also, a quick public service announcement: you can get Teddy Roosevelt's The Naval War of 1812 off Gutenberg.
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Jul 24, 2016 11:01
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Jobbo_Fett posted:I really enjoyed his Juno Beach book. I haven't had the chance to read his other stuff, but judging by the quality of what I read, I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of the series was top notch as well. Thanks for the recommendations! Although I'm not actually from Canada.  Gonna buy those books anyway!
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Jul 25, 2016 19:00
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Didn't Grant say is his memoirs that Buchanan was surrounded by Southerners who were rather blatantly trying to stack the deck for secession by positioning a whole bunch of federal armories down south so the Confederacy could grab them easily when (not if) they seceded?
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Jul 28, 2016 19:01
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Including his Vice President, who was a Real Shithead. So glad goons went for Fremont in the SA Decides thread.
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Jul 28, 2016 22:32
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GreyjoyBastard posted:We are about to abolish the Presidency and institute full Marxist-Wingism. I know. But I anted to vote for Teddy.
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Jul 28, 2016 23:33
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I've got a question on WWII. I just recently watched this retrospective on Call of Duty, which then made remember this video. We really haven't seen many big name WWII games recently, have we? Even Battlefield's gone back to WWI (although automatic weapons and tanks that move faster than walking are the order of the day, because historical accuracy is nothing compared to maintaining core mechanics, can't risk the players getting out of their comfort zone). So I'm curious, what obscure battles/theatres/units would you include in a WWII game? Or what other wars would you want to see covered? I mean, aside from Landsknecht Shooting out of Window Sim 1642, that one's a given.
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Jul 30, 2016 13:03
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feedmegin posted:I'd love to see the Spanish Civil War. Almoooost World War 2 like, and you've got fighters, bombers, tanks, all that stuff, but different enough to be interesting. Plenty of options for sides too - on the one side CNT/FAI, the International Brigades, the Communist units, on the other side the Nationalist forces themselves but also Italians and Germans. SeanBeansShako posted:Lets be honest, we all want a WW2 game that is basically like the World At War documentary that covers pretty much a few hours of gameplay for a soldier from the start in China to the bitter end in China with a Brothers In Arms level of detail with what the soldiers went through. Some sort of episodic/DLC based game with a bunch of different campaigns? I've been doing some thinking myself. I have a few ideas for campaigns:  :A First Nations soldier in the Devil's Brigade, fighting through Italy and Southern France, and then once the brigade is disbanded is sent to the Canadian Airborne Battalion for the Battle of the Bulge (I know, it's been done, but how many people know that Canadians were there?) & Operation Varsity.  :I personally don't know much about the details of the Chinese Theatre, but I do think it needs to be addressed.  The Battle of Khalkin Gol is definitely something worth looking at, ditto Bagration. I'm no sure how'd you tie those two together,. Just as long as some of the more persistent myths got  ed, which I guess would include summary executions by Commissars. : The Winter & Lapland Wars have some good battles you could do, but obviously there's the elephant in the room of the whole Continuation War. You could have some soldiers in the Battle of France (maybe tankers fighting off a larger force of crappier German tanks before the player's tank gets knocked out by an 88 and then forced to flee on foot), getting evacuated via Dunkirk or otherwise, then fighting in North Africa before coming back to France and being part of the 2nd Armoured Division liberating Paris.Another interesting idea might be Viet Minh guerillas working with OSS operatives to throw out the Japanese, although that one might kind of end on a downer. Yvonmukluk fucked around with this message at 18:29 on Jul 30, 2016 |
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lenoon posted:A Good Post This is great, but one part jumped out at me: quote:Navy Would you mind sharing a little more information about this bit?
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Plan Z posted:Charly, I know it's late, but thanks for the answers to my arrow questions and thanks lenoon for filling in some blanks. Oh, hey, I remember Brothers in Arms. Whatever happened to that series?
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