Boer War Anniversary Upcoming

by **DoomYoshi** on Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:12 pm

On October 30th, 1899, Canada entered its first official war. This is my favorite human conflict for many reasons:
-Concentration camps with starvation policies check
-A bunch of British `soldiers`wearing improper uniforms check
-blatant racism check
-bunch of europeans fighting over foreign land check
-scorched earth policy check
-guerilla combat check
-scads zounds of medals check

However,while there have been millions of films about wars that barely had any significance (World War II, for example) there haven`t been any good films about the Boer war. To overturn this conspiracy, I am going to spend the next few weeks educating everyone here about why the Boer War is what we should focus on. Instead of Remembrance Day, VE Day and D-day celebrations, we should have Declaration Day. I would also suggest a East Prussia Sux Day, but I am still trying to come up with a way to market that better.

by **khazalid** on Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:32 pm

However,while there have been millions of films about wars that barely had any significance (World War II, for example).

man, you gotta be pulling my panzer.

by **Agent 86** on Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:17 pm

Doom, you better get an Aussie view on this war to really understand. Look up "Breaker Morant" good story this one.

Here is wiki's story..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaker_Morant

Then the movie, it's good.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0080310

I'm related so have info from my family bible. He was a legend and fought well

86

by **DoomYoshi** on Fri Oct 11, 2013 4:33 pm

Agent 86 wrote:Doom, you better get an Aussie view on this war to really understand. Look up "Breaker Morant" good story this one.

Here is wiki's story..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaker_Morant

Then the movie, it's good.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080310

I'm related so have info from my family bible. He was a legend and fought well

86

saw the movie. im glad that australia has a "James Dean" character, and i will try to balance the australian side of the story also. i am fully expecting a pullitzer by the time this done.

khazalid wrote:
However,while there have been millions of films about wars that barely had any significance (World War II, for example).

man, you gotta be pulling my panzer.

Make that a pullwitzer.

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by **2dimes** on Fri Oct 11, 2013 4:55 pm

My great grandfather may have fought in that one. I'm pretty ignorant about the whole thing. Can't find records either. WW I are sketchy but online, at least we found some of our relatives records.