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What war had the greatest room for glory? What war had the least
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What war had the greatest room for glory? What war had the least room for glory?
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>>995267
define glory
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As far as least goes, definitely World War 1.
The most pointless war in human history, really.
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>>995278
Honor, achievement, pride
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>>995267
Depends. As a soldier or as a commander? For leaders, less and less every day.
For soldiers, more or less the same in all times, perhaps slightly more opportunity to show individual excellence
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>>995286
WW2 then.
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>>995293
Most glory, that is.
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>>995267
No war is glorious, but the closest to being glorious would likely be the Napoleonic wars

One of the least glorious wars would be WWI
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Any battle where you get a portion of the land you conquer.

Any battle in WWI
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>>995267
most? war of spanish succession

least? Iraq War (2003-2011)
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>>995267
>Any battle in WWI

nope....
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>>995297
>Any battle in WWI

nope....
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For muricans:
Most: Revolutionary War, WW2
Least: WW1, Vietnam, Iraq
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>>995296
>One of the least glorious wars would be WWI

nope.....
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>>995333
World War I was only really glorious if you were a country like France or Belgium, because you were fighting a war of defense
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>>995327
>Revolutionary War

sadly a lot of the officer corps died penniless...the civil war on the other hand. Even the losers did well.
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>>995370
the war also defined modern Turkey and Australia.
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Most: Hundred Years War

Least is difficult to say. Every war has some form of room for glory.
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>>995308
Decisive Trojan victory. kek.
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>>997795
>Most: Hundred Years War

How is dying for shitty feuds between two French families any glorious?
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>>995267
Most glorious has to be the French Revolutiionary Wars as a frog
Literally fighting against the entire feudal world to promote freedom and progress
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>>995282
>WW1
>pointless
I want this meme to die. Just because it was gritty and cruel, doesn't mean it was pointless.
But to the OP's question
most glory - definitely Crusades
least glory - Vietnam War (from USA side)
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