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Parody of 1812
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:22 pm
by MacTheWolf (imported)
Re: Parody of 1812
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:43 pm
by Arab Nights (imported)
Re: Parody of 1812
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:27 am
by fhunter
And my first thought was... Napoleon invasion to Russia???
So much for different teaching of history in different countries.
Re: Parody of 1812
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:08 am
by calmeilles (imported)
fhunter wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:27 am
And my first thought was... Napoleon invasion to Russia???
Mine was Tchaikovsky (
lzMGzBKRttU) of course.
The War of 1812 had interesting effects. North of the border it engendered closer adherence to the British Crown and a more concrete local identity both of which were essential to the successful creation of the Dominion of Canada later in the century. Over here it persuaded out politicians and diplomats that the US was a power to be taken seriously in world affairs. A sort of useful war if viewed historically.
Re: Parody of 1812
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:43 am
by Arab Nights (imported)
Mine was Tchaikovsky (
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lzMGzBKRttU) A sort of useful war if viewed historically.
Probably most wars fall into that category. The problem becomes when you are the grunt on the ground doing forced marches and getting your ass killed.
Re: Parody of 1812
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:17 am
by calmeilles (imported)
Arab Nights (imported) wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:43 am
Probably most wars fall into that category. The problem becomes when you are the grunt on the ground doing forced marches and getting your ass killed.
Can't really think of the two World Wars in the same light. We're still dealing with the fall-out of those in some ways. And not too well. Plenty of other wars also seem to lack a silver lining.