Thread: Chivalry
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Old 22nd April 2006, 03:49 PM   #7
VANDOO
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PROPAGANDA IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF WINNING A WAR IT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINNING OR BEING DEFEATED. THERE ARE MANY HEROIC DEEDS DONE AND NEVER NOTICED AND MANY DASTERDLY THINGS DONE IN WAR BY THE WINNERS AND THE LOSERS. GOOD PROPAGANDA INSPIRES YOUR TROOPS TO DO THEIR BEST AND CAN DISCOURAGE THE ENEMY. BAD PROPAGANDA DISCOURAGES YOUR TROOPS AND COUNTRY AND MAKES THE ENEMY MORE BOLD AND DETERMINED AS THEY WAIT FOR YOUR COUNTRYS RESOLVE TO FAIL AND FOR YOU TO TURN TAIL AND RUN.

MANY STORIES OF HEROIC FIGHTING ARE TRUE AND SOME MAY BE EMBELISHED BY THE ONES WHO SAW THE ACTION, BUT I DON'T THINK MANY ARE JUST MADE UP. THERE ARE MANY HEROS IN WAR MOST OF WHICH DIE FOR THEIR COUNTRYS TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR FELLOWS AND WIN FOR THEIR COUNTRY. THERE ARE USUALLY MORE HEROS WHO ARE KILLED THAN THOSE WHO LIVE THRU SUCH A SITUATION, OFTEN THEY BECOME A FOCUS FOR A TRADITION TO INSPIRE FUTURE TROOPS. THE FORIGN LEGION HAS SEVERAL GREAT HEROS THAT ARE PART OF THEIR TRADITION AND MOST MILITARY UNITS THE WORLD OVER HAVE THEIR HEROS AND TRADITIONS AS WELL. IT IS OFTEN SUPRIZING WHAT A DIFFERENCE ONE MAN OR A SMALL GROUP CAN MAKE IN A BATTLE IF THEY DO THEIR BEST. IF THE ENEMY THOUGHT THEY WERE FIGHTING ONE TANK AND NOT A ENTIRE UNIT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT SO THE QUICK THINKING OF THE TANK COMANDER TO MISLEAD THEM STOPPED THE ADVANCE AND SAVED HIM AND ALLOWED HIM TO FIGHT ON.

WAR IS SOMETHING THAT ALL COUNTRYS SHOULD AVOID IF POSSIBLE BUT ONCE YOU ARE COMITTED EVERYONE MUST SUPPORT THE EFFORT IN ALL WAYS OR YOU WILL SURELY LOSE AND WORSE ALYWAYS FOLLOWS FOR THE LOSER.
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