Friday, November 11, 2005

Armistice Day

Just a touch of history.

Most people don't ever learn that Veteran's Day is a celebration of the end of hostilities for World War I.

Of course, if you're like me, you think that the hostilities didn't actually end, they were just delayed for a couple of decades.

Other wars have seen temporary periods of peace. Take the Pelloponnesian war, which had the Peace of Nicias. That period lasted about 6 years, depending on what you consider the actual return to conflict, if it really ever stopped.

Yeah, I'm reading A War Like No Other. So far, I highly recommend it.

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