What war do you find the most interesting /his/?

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>>1904950

WW2 pacific theater.

>>1904950
100 Years War

>>1904950
To be frank none of them.

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First War of Kappel

Basically a bunch of Swiss dudes and another bunch of Swiss dudes were at war each other, and instead of fighting the two armies drank beer on a hill.

>>1904950

I've always had a fascination with the Peloponesean war myself.

>>1904974

If I may ask, why the Pacific theater? I always found it a bit dull myself, what with how badly Japan was outclassed by the U.S. once they got their proverbial legs under them.

Ww1 and the Polish Muscovite war desu.

>>1904950
First World War for all the sweeping political changes.

WW1
Only war that I can think of where changes on the tactical level of battle had a larger (much, much larger) influence than changes on the strategic level. The invention of Infiltration tactics essentially took the geniuses of the world combined before they were finally implemented near the war's end.

>>1904950
The football war

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_War

>>1905117

1. World's largest and most complex naval battles of all time.
2. The Japanese high command is interesting to read about.

>what with how badly Japan was outclassed by the U.S. once they got their proverbial legs under them.

And what, Germany wasn't ridiculously outclassed trying to fight Britain, the US, and Russia at the same time? There were no cool naval battles in the European theater because the Royal Navy was overpowered and basically prevented Germany from doing anything.

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>>1904950
probably the thirty years war, it's such a fucking mess

>>1905227

>And what, Germany wasn't ridiculously outclassed trying to fight Britain, the US, and Russia at the same time?

A) Not to the same degree that Japan was outclassed. You had German advances for roughly 3 years, followed by 3 years of giving it all back up again. Japan had about 6 months worth of advances and then lost the initiative and never regained it, never had the opportunity to regain it, an assessement shared by their own chief strategist.

B) There was no real necessity to fight all three at once, barring Nazi ideological stupidity. And until the fronts joined up in 45, you can really treat the seperate fronts of the ETO+MTO as separate wars that can be analyzed more or less on their own.

>There were no cool naval battles in the European theater because the Royal Navy was overpowered and basically prevented Germany from doing anything.

You had an almost classic counterinsurgency campaign at sea, not even WW1 really had anything like it. And the MTO, at least before the Americans show up, has quite a bit of interesting cut and parry, what with the British unable to actually commit their massive material advantage to one small theater, and the Italians unable to commit most of their fleet for lack of fuel.


But yeah, if you do like naval battles, I can see how you'd dig the PTO. Still, so many of them are so one-sided, and it's hard to imagine how any degree of Japanese success in them could have actually altered the war in any material fashion.

>>1905242
Not that anon but the Pacific Theater was definitely one of my most favorite theaters for naval battles too.

Even though the USN gained the advantage exponentially as the war went on, 1942 was pretty interesting for naval clashes that weren't too one-sided.

The Japanese had some tactical victories in places like Coral Sea, Savo Island, Tassafronga, Java Sea, Santa Cruz, and first Guadalcanal. They just almost never translated to strategical victories in which I do agree that they probably wouldn't have altered the war. And while it was inevitable that the USN would grow into monstrous industrial power, the USN were still pretty pressed for ships in that first year, as seen towards the end of the Guadalcanal campaign where the USN was down to one operational carrier or even when they were forced to throw in their only 2 new battleships into battle because they had started to run out of available ships for surface action.

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>>1905242

I've decided I need to learn more about Italy's involvement in the war. That might make it more interesting.

>Start reading about Zara-class cruisers
>"Huh, I wonder what happened to them."
>They all got completely slaughtered by British battleships in a single battle.
>They couldn't even fight back besides firing their AA guns in defiance at the heavily armored ships gunning them down
>huh

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>>1904950
Thirty Years War is probably the one i find most intresting but with that said the Paraguayan War is another really interesting one that is pretty underrated.

>>1905289
"Who's superior now, fuckers?"

>>1905117
it was truly a glorious era for the american navy

the 30 years war

best day of my life

>>1905117
hey Japan had a good starting point in the war

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I like ww2 cause tanks n sheet

>>1905602
I'll also give the Third Sacred War and honorable mention

Favorite? American Civil War for how much it changed the course of country.
First War of Barbary is based too.

Favorite? American Civil War for how much it changed the course of country.
First War of Barbary is based too.

>>1905615
>>1905635
this posting party is not based however

>>1905609
What are the other two Sacred Wars?

>>1905664
One where everyone went and shit on some bandit village.

Two was just Athens and Sparta dick waving.

>>1904950
The one in which we are in right now.

WW2 is also pretty interesting.

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The Cold War

Yes, not really an "actual" war, but all the conflicts and military programs and the arms race give me a bit of a stiffy desu

>>1905221
>WW1
>genius strategic commanders

no

>>1904950
7 years war.
It was a classy time, and the shadow of the 30 years war seemed to keep people somewhat more civil.

It was global in scope, and saw France fucking up left and right since Louis XV was no Louis XIV. It saw the rise the of the Eternal Anglo, and the power of their sexy sexy navy.

It really has something for everyone, during the golden age of colonialism.

>>1905223
Didn't know this was a thing. As a crazy about football person, this appeals to me

>>1905707
>7 years war.
>Saw the rise of the Eternal Anglo.
>Saw the rise of the Eternal Teuton
Jesus Christ.

>>1905235
How did Poland go from happening to Hitler's bitch?

I think the viking wars, conquest of England, Sven Forkbeard etc. are really interesting, also all the old internal wars between the Scandinavian countries are really interesting although a bit obscure

>>1905747
playing Batman of nations.
they didn't finish off their enemies, when they had the chance.

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>no mention of the GOAT modern history conflict

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_War

>Libya has tanks, artillery, APCs, attack jets and 3x as many troops
>gets utterly routed by a bunch of guys in pickup trucks

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>>1905289
>Trying to fight a battle with the Royal Navy in WW2
What the fuck were they thinking?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Matapan

>>1905235
>this
Also, +1 for Prague defenestration picture

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Rhodesian Bush War for sure.

>dat Metal Gear Solid aesthetic

>>1904950
The Cold War was the most significant conflict in human history.

Not only did it ideologically dwarf every other petty squabble between kings and governments, but the armament of both belligerents meant conflict would potentially involve complete annihilation of all parties involved.

>>1906128
Every single family member of mine in the royal navy during ww2 died, every single one in the army survived. Weird eh.

>>1904950
The beginning of The Great War.
Cause it changed how we fight how we invade. The moment in time where war stopped being that romantic gentlemen war and it became dirty and destructive more than ever before.

>>1905700
Still Erich Ludendorff in the battle of Liege was a god, but overall WW1 was a stratigic disaster.

>>1906459
I think the evolution of uniforms through WWI is the most interesting example of this. Everyone went from colorful and/or frilly dress uniforms to more practical battle uniforms and metal helmets.

>>1906459
>The moment in time where war stopped being that romantic gentlemen war and it became dirty and destructive more than ever before.
It was always destructive, WWI just had the most starry eye children being sent to battle.

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>>1905042
was this a pun?

>>1906471
I wonder how WW1 would play out if military leaders embraced and adapted to modern warfare from the start, instead of clinging to outdated 19th century tactics. What if the countries entered the war with the tactics of 1918?

War of the Austrian Succession, casue muh hertiage n shit

none. war is incredibly stupid and never justified

>>1906828
That doesn't mean you can't appreciate the genius behind military tactics and weapons.

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>>1904950
The second punic war is by far my favorite, it's like reading a fairytale. The war almost destroyed the roman empire which would've changed everything in europe ever since.
>>1906910
It does if you're a hippie idiot

>>1905737
Yeah, it's like the origin story of the two biggest villains of the 19th and 20th century.

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The italian wars of the mid-16th century.
So many important and influential people in that specific time in history; Francis of France, Charles V, Henry VIII, Suleiman the magnificent, and many others.
Pic semi-related.

>>1905235
Easily this as well, Peter H. Winter's book Europe's Tragedy got me into it in a big way.

Also the Toyota War for its batshit tactics as an honourable mention, as well as the Six Day War and Yom Kippur Wars for similar reasons.