New Section -- Other Conflicts

[Dallas]

The whole thing is a great idea guys. I come here for the history AND for the company. I really enjoy the lack of BS arguing and cry baby games that can be found on other boards.

[Biscuit]

Great stuff Jim! Congrats to Cy and McCoy taking all forums in moderation!

[cyberia]

I have a feeling that many who might not be familiar with the American Civil War will quickly gain an interest as the section starts to grow.

I know we already have a few members here that have a keen interest and knowledge of the conflict and once they start to post, we will all be in an informative ride.

[Brett]

Originally Posted by Horch

... The war of northern aggression is not WW2. ...

start

Or as we say here in Colorado, “The War of the Damn Texans trying
to seize our ski areas”

In 1862 a Texas invasion force advanced through New Mexico on
their way to Colorado. Fortunately on Mar. 28, 1862 at the Battle of
Glorita Pass (The “Gettysburg of the West”), a Colorado regiment
stopped them cold.

Oh sure, their official objective was to conquer the gold fields
(from the famous Pikes Pike gold rush of 1859). But any
red blooded Coloradoan could tell you that is a flimsy
cover story. Their REAL top-secret orders were to seize
the land that would became ski areas a century later …

And there may be fancy-smancy theories about why
the war started such as slavery or state’s rights.

But ask a true-blue Coloradoan & they will say it was
because those Texans were trying to break out of
their God-given roles. As we say here “If God had
intended for Texans to ski, he would have made
cow dung white”.

As to how this affects WWII & post-WWII history --

Well the US 10th Mt. Division trained in Colorado
& after the war many of their Vets helped establish
the US ski industry. As Colorado patriots, if Texans
had been on land that could have been a ski area,
they would have been so depressed they would
probably gone into another field of work …
maybe tiddlywinks.

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Seriously, here is a list of some Western battles:

http://www.currensnet.com/Cwcongrs/Batllst.HTM

[Leatchy]

I would be interested in thread that encompassed the post Korea wars by proxy. I am becoming quite interested in the conflicts in Algeria, Aden, Oman, The Congo, Angola and Rhodesia. Also the French in Indo China bears some examination in light of the American and Australian commitment to Vietnam from 1965.

I also think a discussion of the Soviet invasion of Afganistan would be very timely.

[Leatchy]

Originally Posted by Leatchy

I would be interested in thread that encompassed the post Korea wars by proxy. I am becoming quite interested in the conflicts in Algeria, Aden, Oman, The Congo, Angola and Rhodesia. Also the French in Indo China bears some examination in light of the American and Australian commitment to Vietnam from 1965.

I also think a discussion of the Soviet invasion of Afganistan would be very timely.

I know I mis-spelled Afghanistan.

[Airchallenged]

Originally Posted by cyberia

I have a feeling that many who might not be familiar with the American Civil War will quickly gain an interest as the section starts to grow.

I know we already have a few members here that have a keen interest and knowledge of the conflict and once they start to post, we will all be in an informative ride.

ME?!

shoot me any ACW questions

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Airchallenged

ME?!

shoot me any ACW questions

For those who may not know, Matt can answer most any question in Civil War Q&A. Start a thread and try him out!

[Jim O]

Originally Posted by Leatchy

I would be interested in thread that encompassed the post Korea wars by proxy. I am becoming quite interested in the conflicts in Algeria, Aden, Oman, The Congo, Angola and Rhodesia. Also the French in Indo China bears some examination in light of the American and Australian commitment to Vietnam from 1965.

I also think a discussion of the Soviet invasion of Afganistan would be very timely.

The French in Indochina is part of the same war as far as I am concerned, but either way the Vietnam section would include everything from the end of the Japanese occupation to the fall of Saigon in 1975, and even later conflicts in Cambodia should there be relevant information to discuss.

As for the others, you or anyone else with expertise in the area can certainly start threads in the main post-World War II section. As I have said, if the demand is there additional subforums can and will be created and threads moved.

[cyberia]

Just remember all, the cut off date is 1989.

Nothing past that point.