What is the greatest war of all time?

And you can't say world war 2 or world war 1.

Greatest?

This seems somewhat tasteless. 'Greatest' is a poor choice of word.

" This seems somewhat tasteless. 'Greatest' is a poor choice of word. "

there is no great war. unless you mean World War 1. 

As my headmaster once said over the intercom; " This is a war on litter!"

I personally liked the Third Whopper War between my kingdom and that of the Burger King. Why? Well, I personally killed the Burger Prince. Sure, it led into another war two years later, and about nine civil wars over the next 100 years, but still, that one moment was worth it.

This is the greatest war
 
  

Greatest you say? Huh...

Was the Franco-Prussian War the one where Alsace-Lorraine was divided? If so, that gets my vote. Or, the Russo-Japanese War. Actually, when you stop and think, there's been a lot of underrated conflicts.

" there's been a lot of underrated conflicts. "

War.  War never changes.  Haven't you learned anything?

wars pretty much without exception suck. 
Rome v. Carthage was an interesting one, though.

" @HandsomeDead said:

" there's been a lot of underrated conflicts. "

Jesus fucking christ. Underrated? How the fuck can you underrate a war? Is there like some magazine that reviews wars? Did WWII get 5 stars?  Fuck. "

The Danish viking war against england in the year 1000-1066. Sadly the outcome was not in our favor, Christianity was forced upon us, and people who didn't accept where killed, colonies that settled in England where slaughtered in the most cowardly manner. On a Sunday where people where bathing and relaxing, men, women and children where taken by surprise. No one was spared.

 War...huh...yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Uh ha haa ha

"War.  War never changes.  Haven't you learned anything? "

The War of the Roses.

Pirates vs Ninjas.
 
 

That war where nobody died and it lasted like 5 minutes.. I forget the name currently. That was a good war.
 
Actually.. the best war is the console war. 
 
 
...just kidding, theyre all fags.

Human vs. Covenant Wars, clearly. 

" @EVO said:

" @HandsomeDead said:

" there's been a lot of underrated conflicts. "

Jesus fucking christ. Underrated? How the fuck can you underrate a war? Is there like some magazine that reviews wars? Did WWII get 5 stars?  Fuck. "

Consider Giuseppe Garibaldi storming Sicily with 800 men that had a gun each but no bullets. Hardly anyone knows about that. Definitely my idea of underrated.  

Seriously though, had I known this thread was going to be full of slack jawed faggots, i'd have just said any battle where Americans die and watch the fallout.

No war.

" And you can't say world war 2 or world war 1. "

Favorite war? Because "greatest war" is kind of well...
 
Subjective, different interpretations. What if World War II was my favorite war?

" The Clone Wars "

Really? FUCKING REALLY?   
 

War is never great.

The war thats yet to come...

" This seems somewhat tasteless. 'Greatest' is a poor choice of word. "

No war is great.
 
Except console wars.
 
But the irish revolution was great and so was the cold war.

I don't think you people know what the word 'great' means. In this context, it doesn't mean "awesome," it means significant or important. I can't believe the immaturity in this thread. It's ridiculous. You're getting so offended over a legitimate question that isn't even in the least controversial. If you people weren't video game fans, you'd be the people getting offended over the Africans in RE5. It's the exact same mentality, just bent at a different angle. 
 
jesus christ. The intellectual immaturity is astounding. 
 
and yes, there can be such thing as an 'underrated war.' a war that has been pased up and is rarely mentioned despite what it's effects throughout history may have been. 

How old are you? War sucks. It's not video games and Hollywood...

" No war is great.  Except console wars.   But the irish revolution was great and so was the cold war. "

The Horus Heresy
No other answer

" @MrSnow said:

" No war is great.  Except console wars.   But the irish revolution was great and so was the cold war. "

Yeah, people living in fear of being nuked to a literal Armageddon is so damn cool!   Are you mad? "

What definition of great are you referring to?  I think World War 2 was pretty massive and killed more people than any other conflict to the best of my knowledge.

I don't think anyone in their right mind would endorse war. And even though I detest the idea of armed conflict, I also spend a lot of time studying the various wars that have occurred between nations in history. Suffice to say, some wars are more interesting than others. I find the Spanish Civil War in the '30s to be of particular interest.
 
Really though just because war is bad doesn't mean you should ignore the fact that wars happen. They happen a lot. And people die. Sometimes it can be a good thing in terms of social change and progress. Other times it is a completely awful thing that does nothing but destroy. While I completely understand and agree with having an anti-war sentiment it does nothing to help the situation when you can not view a war objectively or via its own merits.
 
So yes, it is alright to use terms such as 'underrated' and 'greatest' when it comes to this topic and having a knee-jerk reaction to the subject does nothing to further the understanding of it. Just like martial arts, some of us study wars so we know better on how to avoid having them in the future. After all, there is a lot more to war than actual combat. If anything, if you read some Sun Tzu, combat is usually the last thing at play in any conflict. It's pretty interesting all around - I suggest some of you open your minds to it. Burying your head in the sand solves nothing.

The cold war because of the lack of deaths compared to the technological advances which make the world what it is today.

Some people here have never been to war yet have such loud opinions on the matter. This is really a tasteless thread. Regardless of how you define the word 'great.'

War on drugs? The war on drugs has kitchenware.