Ok boys, I need to do a essay for my 20th Century history class and I have to pick an armed conflict to write about.

 

I can't write about WWI, WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam as these will be covered heavily in class. All other armed conflicts are fair game from 1900-1999.

 

Let me know what you guys think!

Yom Kippur War

yeah, I would go yom kippur war.

 

I bet you no one else will write about it. It is recent, and tons of facts on it.

I was thinking more along the lines of something with a Mosin Nagant!!

And, it's interesting because some of the battles were virtual reenactments of Biblical battle strategy and tactics.

Here is something that very few people know about on this side of the Atlantic, The Winter War.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War

 

Post your report here when completed.

This was one of my choices I had looked at

anyone else?

how about the russian revolution? perfect for mosins- they were used by both sides!

I've been waiting for you to comment on this!!!!!

 

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How about the "Boer War" from 1899-1902 between Great Britian and South Africa? I can garantee Not 1 student is covering that. Thats where the first huge concentration camps were formed, and the first and longest period of Guerilla warfare started.Also smokeless powder turned the corner in a big way, the magazined rifle and self loading breech action weapons. The end of the 19th century was a real muthaf*cka and a big turning point for firearms and warfare! Good SH*T...check it out?

I did my master's thesis on the Russo-Japanese War of 1902...amazing to see the seeds of japanese expansion 30 years before its beginnings in WWII. And T. Roosevelt got the Nobel Peace Prize to boot in brokering the treaty. Back when Nobels weren't given out in Crackerjack boxes.

How about the incident in Mogadishu that the movie Black Hawk Down was about.

I was also thinking about basing it on / around the whole behind enemy line!!

Something different: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Civil_War 1946-49

The Spanish American War.

Or write about Tadeusz Ko?ciuszko a truly great American who is so unknown it should be a crime.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Ko%C5%9Bciuszko

 

Just read the timeline so Tadeusz Ko?ciuszko is out. But still a great story if you have the time.

I did my master's thesis on the Russo-Japanese War of 1902...amazing to see the seeds of japanese expansion 30 years before its beginnings in WWII. And T. Roosevelt got the Nobel Peace Prize to boot in brokering the treaty. Back when Nobels weren't given out in Crackerjack boxes.

there's a VERY interesting sounding book out by the guy who wrote "Flags of our Fathers" that basically blames WWII on TR because of this treaty and the way it was brokered.

TR is my hero, but looking back on history its easy to spot how TR falcon-punch'ed the crap out of Colombia to form a country that would be willing to help the US. As for the Russo-Japanese "war," and the ensuing decimation of Russia's fleet definitely showed Japan's might. However, could you really blame them? After seeing what the western world had done to China with their spheres of influence, the Japanese were smart in what they did... as brutal as it was (its in my blood to hate Japs [being another type of Orient])... "smart" of course only going as far as it did until they surrendered to the US (though, it ended up working in their favor, as the US pretty much established Japanese economics for the next 50+ years by helping them rebuild their entire infrastructure for the future while the 'Rust Belt' formed in our own backyard).

Axeman has it, Mosins on both sideshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Finnish_War

The Spanish American War.

Or write about Tadeusz Ko?ciuszko a truly great American who is so unknown it should be a crime.

 

I like the mustard, and the little mugs it used to come in.

 

Oh, and there were actually TWO seperate wars/campaigns between the Finns & Soviets from 1939-42. That alone makes it a good subject. You could also do a look at the history of American intervention in Haiti, although that might not really fit, it shows why Haiti is basically a US dependency (in all senses of the word), and will continue to be so.

I think you should do an SA on this thread..

 

This thread sparked alot of intrest..

I'm really leaning towards the Cold War due to the fact of the Mosin's and the fact of how out numbered the Finn's were but how well they held out again them.

 

 

HMMMMM

Those Finns had Ski troops!! The frickin Soviets were all about over reach and control. Picked on the wrong crowd apparently.,

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... troops.jpg

The Cold Car was about Nukes, I think you mean the Winter War and are assuming it is cold by the name

yes yes you are right. I'm still half sleeping and not thinking LOL

71ragtopgoat ... Thaddeus Kosciuszko (yes I copy pasted that sumbitch's name) is definetly a forgotten hero. I work in the Old City section of Philly, across street from Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. I spend my lunch times walking the old town area, looking at the statues, reading markers and visiting sites. I came across Thaddeus Kosciuszko' house this fall and was fascinated that I had never heard of him. I even know the park in Paulsboro, NJ that was the site of the first fort he designed as a Colonel of Engineers for the Continentals, but had never heard of him.

 

His home is known as "The Smallest National Park" in the USNP Service records at something like 81 sq. meters. People lived in some small huts back then.