I have had an urge over the past few days to write about war.
Yes, war.
At this point, some of you are whooping, and others are raising eyebrows. So a few prefacing remarks may be i order ...
First, I will not be writing about the "War" that everyone else is fixated on, namely, the present Iraqi War. I'm sorry, I'm just not current enough.
Also, to those of you readers who don't have a clue why warfare would excite me enough to write a blog post about it ... and might even be wondering how stable such a person could be ... I apologize that this post and a few others will seem dry or a bit morbid. But hey, give it a chance ... you might find it interesting, too.
I mean, who hasn't at some point in their life (ok, maybe I'm grasping a bit far here) wondered if you threw a small regiment of Greek hoplites, a Chinese force centered around their famed crossbowmen, and a detachment of Crusader-era mounted knights, who would come out the victor? Or wondered why a group of 10,000 Macedonians under Alexander could defeat hundreds of thousands of Persians outside Babylon?
Oh, I see some fun posts coming up.
Don't worry ... for those of you who aren't catching the excitement, I'll also be posting about other things too. I'm just going to let loose for a bit in this particular area.
I'll give you some time to sharpen your swords and braid your hair ...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
ahh yes, ancient warfare! I do know a little about infantry names and such from age of empires, the best game in the world. This'll be cool.
I completely agree about Age of Empires being the best game. Who else would allow you to pitch Vikings against Japanese? A lot of the following thoughts were first inspired and dreamt of during AOE gameplay ...
Andrew...you make me laugh SO HARD. Oh man.
But i really do like war. More so war movies. Actually...i'll just confess it's all about the gore. That's just about it.
Post a Comment