well, probably would like to avoid it completely...but as a tank commander either the western desert in WWII or Sinai in 1967...

I couldn't say...I have no experience in any type of warfare, therefore; I don't know how I could choose one.

I agree, LeEinfield.
I've been told that politics and theatrics goes straight-out the window when there's bullets flying your way. It makes sense.

I'm not a solider - not yet - but I am a novice martial artist. And in being such, even I can see that the reality of combat is completely different from that which is glorified in movies and games. Maybe not to the same extent as those who've served, but I realize it, nonetheless.

What war would I have been in?
That largely depends on the circumstances, doesn't it?




I just reread this post. Damn. I talk too much.

well, wolf, say you had the choice, you called the shots.

Don't get me twisted; I don't think war is glorious or anything. I just picked the ones I'd choose to be in if I had to.

Originally Posted by FULLMETALJACKET

well, wolf, say you had the choice, you called the shots.

Call the shots? I'd want to be in the midst of it, not operating backstage... If that's what you meant.

A war I would most likely serve in if I were around at the time: Honestly -- and I know this is probably going to sound naive -- I'd most likely fight in any war that'd be taking place around my time. As I understand it, a soldier doesn't really get to decide where he's going to fight.. Or why he's going to fight there.

I wouldn't necessarily say that I'd want to fight in it, but the Battle of Stalingrad is one of the battles that interests me the most. The idea of snipers hunting down enemy soldiers in the battle torn ruins of their own city appeals to me.

I guess it's not really a straight answer, but it's something to go by, atleast.

I've got two quotes that should fit perfectly in this thread..

"Dulce bellum inexpertis"
(War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.)
- Desiderius Erasmus, title of his book from 1515
Dutch humanist, 1466–1536

"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can,
only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower

http://www.military-quotes.com/war-quotes.htm

Originally Posted by Redleg

I've got two quotes that should fit perfectly in this thread..

"Dulce bellum inexpertis"
(War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.)
- Desiderius Erasmus, title of his book from 1515
Dutch humanist, 1466–1536

"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can,
only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower

http://www.military-quotes.com/war-quotes.htm

Amen to that.

"Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so!"
- General George S. Patton

Granted he was a little on the nut side, but still...there are some who havew been there done that and liked the ride.

Well after much thought I have decided I would have prefered the Anglo-Zanzibar war of 1896

August 27, 1896 - Lasting approximately 45 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War becomes the shortest war in history. The conflict was the result of a dispute over succession to the sultanate of Zanzibar. After the late sultan's nephew, Khalid bin Bargash, staged a coup d'état and assumed power, the British, who were advancing their own candidate, ordered him to step down. After a British ultimatum expired, the Royal Navy opened fire on the palace (right) and forced Bargash to seek asylum from the Germans. Bargash's retreat allowed the British to place Hamud bin Muhammed on the throne.

It was short and there was a good chance i would have walked away from it thus making it the perfect war.