rashore Posted July 24, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Quote Sometimes a battle is just one blip in the war, and other times it can shift the course of history. From the rout at Marathon to the Siege of Stalingrad, here are some of the most epic and significant battles in history..... http://www.livescience.com/42716-epic-battles-that-changed-history.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted July 25, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 25, 2016 The things that I would be most interested in are the little things that have gone unnoticed historically that have radically changed the future. The unknown serendipitous and unfortunate events that lead up to major decisions of those actually in power. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted July 25, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 25, 2016 10 minutes ago, Wickian said: The things that I would be most interested in are the little things that have gone unnoticed historically that have radically changed the future. The unknown serendipitous and unfortunate events that lead up to major decisions of those actually in power. Those events happen every moment of every day. People imagine how different the world would be, if say, Hitler was killed on the Western Front. There are billions of 'ifs' in history, any one of which could have virtually completely changed the world, to the extent that no-one who is alive today, would ever have been born. Would you or I have been born if a shell had hit Hitler's trench ? I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted July 25, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Another important battle: Subutai (1175 - 1248), a Mongol general under Genghis and Ogedei Khan. He defeated the armies of Hungary and Poland and planned to conquer Europe. In 1241 Ogedei Khan died, and the Princes withdrew the army to Mongolia to select a new Great Khan. I think if Ogedei hadn't died, the Mongolians could well have conquered Europe, as the Kings of the European countries had sent their best armies to defeat the Mongols in Poland, only to be defeated. But for the death of Ogedie Khan, we'd all be speaking Mongolian right now.. Some of the info came from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subutai 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted July 25, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) I would add ... 1683 AD - The Siege of Vienna... The Ottoman Empire was turned back from conquering large parts of Europe.. Edited July 25, 2016 by Taun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted July 25, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 25, 2016 6 hours ago, Wickian said: The things that I would be most interested in are the little things that have gone unnoticed historically that have radically changed the future. The unknown serendipitous and unfortunate events that lead up to major decisions of those actually in power. I think the battle of Midway exemplifies that. It definitely broke the back of Japan as a naval power. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted July 25, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Just now, and then said: I think the battle of Midway exemplifies that. It definitely broke the back of Japan as a naval power. I don't think the Midway battle was a "little thing that went unnoticed" though ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted July 25, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 25, 2016 No Battle of Britain. Disgraceful. Had Britain lost the Battle of Britain then Germany would likely have won the war. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted July 25, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, Black Monk said: No Battle of Britain. Disgraceful. Had Britain lost the Battle of Britain then Germany would likely have won the war. I similarly thought it a glaring omission. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted July 25, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 25, 2016 It wasn't a "battle" but Napoleons decision to Invade Russia, was a MAJOR turning point... Had he not done so, his army would have been totally intact and more than a match for any army or coalition of forces that other European nations could have fielded against him... No invasion of Russia - no Waterloo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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