Colonial Campaigns Club (CCC)

Just wondering. What is your favorite period of History to read about overall?

I sort of meander all over, but right now, Europe 1620-1750 or so seems to be my "focus"
Ensign Gary McClellan
12th Virgina Light Dragoons
CO, Northern Department

Edited by - Gary McClellan on 05/18/2002 16:46:16

19th century. Ah, that will be 1775 to 1914. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

<font color=gold>Lt.Col. D.S. Walter O.S.M.
Commanding 4th Regiment of Foot, "The King's Own"
Aide-de-camp, Royal North American Corps</font id=gold>

For me it's a close between,

1775-1783, 1939-1945

Maj. Gen. Sean Coffey
23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers
British CiC

1754 - 1945

Nearly two-hundred years of fun!

Although, I concentrate from 1789 - 1914.

Lt. Col. Al Amos
1st U.S. Dragoons 1812-R

Heh, I must be a bit too much the eccentric generalist. While right now I"m reading a book on the War of the Austrian Succession, and have 2 on the 30 years war sitting waiting for me <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> and just got Chandler's "Art of War in the Age of Marlborough" through ILL.. I'll roam all over everywhere. Oddly, the one I usually come back to is WWI... the naval and politcs especially... but, I'll read anything from Hannibal to 1919 or so *L*

Ensign Gary McClellan
12th Virgina Light Dragoons
CO, Northern Department

I'm an avid reader of military history from ancient through Napoleonics. But no gray, no blue, no olive drab, no khaki for me thank you. I guess overall, I like medieval history best...about 1000 to 1500.
Phil Natta

Take a guess. Southeast tern US early culture 1700-1830. I just love hiking old Creek hunting party trails, floating down the Tallapoosa river in a canoe. I like to read about an area then go there.

Mingoe "High Head" Rodes
Okla Hannali Choctaw
1812 American Army Irregulars

Now that is a tough one. Like the good Ensign McCellan, I reckon my interests will vary upon what book comes to hand. Since I have a lot of windshield time, unabridged books on cassette are priceless, always look for something in the history dept when possible. Can't say I have a truly favorite period, but like Sir Phil, just finished one on the 1300's not too long ago. A really fascinating period of time. Nothing like the Black Death to get a story going!
Ensign Hopper
21st Infantry

From the Battle of Granicus to the Battle of Goose Green.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>Though I think I miss out of a couple hundred years in between those dates.<img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle>

Lt.53rd Light Inf.
British Army

I like the period between the battles of KROK, the Cro-Magnon, up to the the Taliban!
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<b><font color=gold>Ernie Sands
Col, 3rd East Kent,CCC
President, Colonial Camp Club
Col,1 Konig,VIII,AdR
LtGen,CO XXIII Corps AoO
Sch,183Inf,VIII,PzC
Pvt B Co, 3/3-MBC </b></font id=gold>

To quote my favorite would-be general of all times, "This is perfectly puerile". <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

<font color=gold>Lt.Col. D.S. Walter O.S.M.
Commanding 4th Regiment of Foot, "The King's Own"
Aide-de-camp, Royal North American Corps</font id=gold>

OK, Brownie points for the the one among all those well-read officers who can name the man and the occasion. <img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

<font color=gold>Lt.Col. D.S. Walter O.S.M.
Commanding 4th Regiment of Foot, "The King's Own"
Aide-de-camp, Royal North American Corps</font id=gold>

My main point of interest right now is the Boer War.

Pvt Karel Van Canegem
3rd New York Inf
1st Brig/1st Div
North Dept/Colonial Army