thewood Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 They could have esaily been beaten by the Wolverines...college football reference to flesh the real american. btw, I am distant relation to Joshua Chamberlain and a direct relative in the Maine regiment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athkatla Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Originally posted by YankeeDog: Waterloo and Gettysburg are both great examples. With the greatest of respect, I don't think you can compare these two with modern day combat. I was in the British army for 14 years, and I have been out over 20 years now and the changes in combat since my time has changed enormously. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I wasn't trying to imply that the actual tactical details of combat at Waterloo, or Gettysburg, or Thermopalye, have many similarities to modern combat, but rather that the game of *how*, *when*, and *where* one chooses to engage the enemy, is usually more important than what happens, once the sticks/arrows/bullets/JDAMs start flying. To me, this truth seems to have remained universally applicable, since the dawn of organized warfare. Just one amateur historian's opinion. Cheers, YD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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