That's a good one, but I'm more old school. The Peloponnesian War. Athens vs. Sparta. Navy vs. Army. Democracy vs. Totalitarianism. A war of opposites. Personally, I favor Athens.

My favorite war is the 2013 Webdiplomacy Krellin War.

In which the Great Satan krellin was tricked into a self-destructive pyrrhic victory.

It's a history question. I'm not saying I endorse war crimes, I just like the tactics and the, wait for it, diplomacy that takes place during wartime.

"I endorse war crimes,"
-datapolitical

WOWWW look what we have here an admitted war criminal

For it to be called a war there has to be a country that declares war. Sorry Thucydides.

Well, to certain irritable Persians, America is the great Satan. So perhaps it was a joint force of US and Krellin.

"For there is justice in the claim that steadfastness in his country's battles should be as a cloak to cover a man's other imperfections; since the good action has blotted out the bad, and his merit as a citizen more than outweighed his demerits as an individual. But none of these allowed either wealth with its prospect of future enjoyment to unnerve his spirit, or poverty with its hope of a day of freedom and riches to tempt him to shrink from danger. No, holding that vengeance upon their enemies was more to be desired than any personal blessings, and reckoning this to be the most glorious of hazards, they joyfully determined to accept the risk, to make sure of their vengeance, and to let their wishes wait; and while committing to hope the uncertainty of final success, in the business before them they thought fit to act boldly and trust in themselves. Thus choosing to die resisting, rather than to live submitting, they fled only from dishonour, but met danger face to face, and after one brief moment, while at the summit of their fortune, escaped, not from their fear, but from their glory."
-Pericles Funeral Oration

I'm a fan of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) as well as World War One (American involvement (1917-1918), the Korean War (1950-1953), and the First Gulf War (1990-1991)

@data: +1
@Gunfighter: Interesting. With the exception of Korea, these were war's in which the US won a pretty quick and decisive victories. The best kind I guess.

I'm a fan of the First Gulf War in Kuwait as well. My favorite for studying would be World War II, specifically the aftermath (i.e the Cold War).

War of Jenkins Ear. Self explanatory.

The Second Punic War
The First Jewish-Roman War
The Seleucid War
French Revolution
American Civil War
The Boer War
WWII
The Yugoslav Wars

Thumb war.

Although the 335 Year War is also rather fun.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Dutch_War

PS I checked out the 335 year war on wikipedia: awesome.

The Second and Third Cod Wars in the 1970's would be mine. A surprisingly fascinating diplomatic study showing that a smaller nation can impose it's will on a larger one if it understands exactly how to play things.

@ Jetsfan2431

The Korean War is particularly interesting because it really was a hybrid of World War One and World War Two in terms of types of warfare. The first stage of the war involved the maneuver warfare first seen (in the modern era) in WWII, but after the line stabilized it was a largely a repeat of WWI.

It's also depressing to study because despite the significant number of American casualties, most Americans don't even know the war happened. Hell, most Americans don't even know the geographical location of Korea.

On 12 August 1950, the USAF dropped 625 tons of bombs on North Korea; two weeks later, the daily tonnage increased to some 800 tons.[252] U.S. warplanes dropped more napalm and bombs on North Korea than they did during the whole Pacific campaign of World War II.[253] source: Wikipedia

No wonder they're still pissed at us.

to answer the question the most interesting war i can think of off the top of my head is the seven years' war

Can I just say, I'd love to watch a movie about the 2nd cod war. From what I remember about it from high school, something seemed really fishy to me...

My favorite war is the Dominion War.

Not familiar with that one.

It was between the Dominion and the UFP with Cardassia and the Breen fighting on the sode of the Dominion.

DS9 sucks dick, bro.

I prefer to see it as "DS9 eats pussy" but I know that's not as disgusting to some of you on here...

Well Tue war between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance was also a great one. I especially enjoy the battle of Hoth.

Last time I went there I got an "I survived the battle of Hoth" t-shirt. Unfortunately they made me wait outside in line and I got frostbite in the process.

I'm also a big fan of the Formic Wars.

@Draug: +1! Which is your favorite book?

@ SYnapse

So what? We dropped 20,000 tons (!) on North Vietnam in TWO WEEKS in an operation (Operation Linebacker II) that was ended ahead of schedule because the USAF literally ran out of things to bomb.

I doubt the North Korean people hate us. They just happen to be led by a complete psycho.

I prefer the Bean novels best (through Bean.leaving Earth with the genetic children with his condition) but also think Speaker was an excellent novel. There really isn't a truly bad one although the last couple weren't quite up to Cards usual standards.

The Korean War is also interesting because the US was using a lot of technology that they had not been able to put into widespread service at the end of WWII, such as jet aircraft, the M26 Pershing and M46/47 Patton tanks, and M2/M3 selective-fire carbines.

This new technology contrasted sharply with archaic but venerable and effective weapons like the M1897 Trench, M1917 machine gun, and M1911 pistol. Hell, even the M1 Garand (still a very reliable and effective battle rifle) was beginning to show its age during the Korean War

I'm rather a fan of the editor war. Few people were harmed in the editor war, and the supremacy of VIM was established.