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If you could watch ANY battle ?

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  1. FramerT

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    If you could watch ANY battle through out history[ie. a bird's eye view],what would it be? #1;Kursk WWII #2 Siege of Ke Sahn, Vietnam. FramerT.
     
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  2. Friedrich

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    You'd better ask which battle I wouldN'T like to see... :D

    Almost all in History... :eek:

    Except the Battle of the Atlantic maybe... too long to watch it... :rolleyes: :D [​IMG]
     
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    Of course, Hastings(1066), Agincourt(1415), Marston Moor(1644).
    Hastings because I'm intriged about the fake retreat. Agincourt because it has always been my favourite battle. And Marston Moor, because it's our civil war, and I wanna know if it was a slaughter.
     
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  4. Pvt.Liam

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    Oh, and the Beaches of D-Day, and Battle of Crecy.
     
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  5. De Vlaamse Leeuw

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    There are a lot:

    Kursk
    D-Day
    Battle of Berlin
    Waterloo
    Issus
    ...
     
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    I think it would be great to see the looks on the Roman soldiers faces when Hannibal's elephants came charging. I betcha they were scared *&%# less!

    Later
     
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    Mons Graupius in AD84, from the point of view of finally being able to tell archaeologists where it happened!

    Regards,
    Gordon
     
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    STALINGRAD.

    As an alternate: Gettysburg.
     
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  9. FramerT

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    Mr Evans Can I ask why Stalingrad?That's my favorite battle to read about or documentory. FramerT.
     
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    Hi Framert, it's my absolute favorite battle of all of history to study about. Also, I know a few German vets who fought there and that gives it a more personal touch to it.

    Best regards--Carl.
     
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    1. Prokhorovka ( Kursk ) 1943
    2. Kharkov 1943 ( spring )
    3. Tali-Ihantala ( Finnish front 1944 )
    4. Ardennes ( battle of Bulge )
    5. Fuhrer HQ during summer-autumn 1941
     
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    I would choose Kursk. The largest tank battle is something worth watching.
     
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    Somme 1916
     
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  14. AndyW

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    Somme 1916.

    One of the air-raids on Munich 1944.

    Hiroshima 1945.
     
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  15. FramerT

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    Kia; may I ask about #5/HQ ? Andy; very interesting choice/Hiroshima." Verdun" would be my 3rd choice. FramerT.
     
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  16. Pvt.Liam

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    Fave battles:
    1) WW2 Bridge Battles (any)
    2) Omaha Beach
    3) Marston Moor
    4) Guess it'd be fun to watch El Cid....
    5) Agincourt
     
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  17. Friedrich

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    Some of the many I'd like to watch:

    - Cannæ
    - Termophylæ
    - Lepanto
    - Crécy
    - Hastings
    - Waterloo
    - Austerlitz
    - Borodino
    - Sedan
    - Gettysburg
    - Breitenfeld
    - Blenheim
    - Trafalgar
    - Jutland
    - Somme
    - Verdun
    - Ypres
    - Stalingrad
    - Leningrad
    - Kursk
    - Anzio/Cassino
    - D-day
    - Berlin
    - Midway
    - Iwo-Jima
    - Philipinian Sea
    - Leyte Gulf
    - Okinawa
    - Kohima-Imphal
    - Diên-Bien-Phú

    [ 26. January 2004, 04:04 PM: Message edited by: General der Infanterie Friedrich H ]
     
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    Freddie,
    Don't want much, do ya? [​IMG]

    Regards,
    Gordon
     
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  19. Friedrich

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    When this thread started I said that the question would be better by saying which battles I wouldn't like to see... :rolleyes: [​IMG]

    So, don't spoil the fun, Gordon! [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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    :eek: What criteria did you base this on? Sheer amount of wasted human beings? Just wondering as most people have been going for interesting battles between two armies. Not two bombing raids and one of the biggest bloodbaths of WWI. :eek:
     
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