What is your favourite war song?

Sabaton is a Swedish heavy metal band that creates songs about historical war events.

I especially like their song "The Art of War":

[Spoken Intro]

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles

If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat

If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle

[Verse 1]

I stand alone

And gaze upon the battlefield

Wasteland

Is all that's left after the fight

And now I'm searching a new way to defeat my enemy

Bloodshed

I've seen enough of death and pain

[Chorus]

I will run - they will hunt me in vain

I will hide - they'll be searching

I'll regroup - feign retreat they'll pursue

Coup de grâce

I will win but never fight

[Refrain]

That's the Art of War!

That's the Art of war!

[Verse 2]

Breaking the will to fight among the enemy

Force them to hunt me

They will play my game

And play by my rules

I will be close but still untouchable

No more will I see suffering and pain

[Chorus]

They will find me no more

I'll be gone

I will have them surrounded

They will yield without fight overrun

Coup de grâce

I will win but never fight

[Refrain]

That's the Art of War!

That's the Art of War!

[Bridge]

Broken and lost

Tired of war

They'll surrender to me

Caught in my trap

There's no way out

Fail never again (never again)

[Chorus]

I will run - they will hunt me in vain

I will hide - they'll be searching

I'll regroup - feign retreat they'll pursue

Coup de grâce

I will win but never fight

[Refrain]

That's the Art of War!

That's the Art of war!

That's the Art of war!

That's the Art of war!

[Spoken Outro]

Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting

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I will take issue with you on all of that. While you might argue that it is a "war song" it is also a national anthem, it was written during the War of 1812 when the UK invaded and attacked the US. Which brings me to the major objection of your post, other than the Invasion of Iraq tell me a war in the 250 year history of the US where

z00mz00m wrote:

We love to start wars.

Especially in other countries, safely far away.......

I will remind you to tread carefully as you are very close to nation bashing which is a violation of the TOS. If you wish to continue this discussion we might want to start a new thread.

"Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
"Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same chances of success." ~ Erwin Rommel

LOL

It's important to know your own history, compadre.

S Schmidt wrote:

I will take issue with you on all of that. While you might argue that it is a "war song" it is also a national anthem, it was written during the War of 1812 when the UK invaded and attacked the US. Which brings me to the major objection of your post, other than the Invasion of Iraq tell me a war in the 250 year history of the US where

z00mz00m wrote:

We love to start wars.

Especially in other countries, safely far away.......

I will remind you to tread carefully as you are very close to nation bashing which is a violation of the TOS. If you wish to continue this discussion we might want to start a new thread.
I’m a former US Marine and consider myself reasonably well versed in US military history. I even participated in that invasion of Iraq you’re talking about. How many examples are you looking for exactly?

I’ll invite you to learn more about US history.

I’ll recommend you learn about any of the Banana Wars, the Spanish American War, or the Philippine-American War.

If a national anthem counts as a war song, I’d definitely recommend The Marine’s Hymn. I’m not biased at all.

Der offene Aufmarsch

Diplomacy First, While Arms are Readied.
Für Gott, König, und Reich.

Best melody: Pasodobles (spanish traditional music)

Best lyrics: "La muerte no es el final" and

"Los Tercios hymn" (himno de Los Tercios).

Let's see if our friend @6thDragon knows some info about Los Tercios.

If u don't I invite u to learn some Spanish History.

I'm sure it'll be preaty interesting.

Advertising: Los Tercios has many different meanings. One of them is a bottle of 33cl of beer. BEER IS NOT A MILITAR SPANISH TECHNIQUE :D

Dead Is Not the End

(La muerte no es el final)

Spanish army song about dead in combat.

Tu nos dijiste que la muerte

No es el final del camino

Que aunque morimos no somos

Carne de un ciego testigo.

Tu nos hiciste, somos tuyos

Nuestro destino es vivir

Siendo felices con Tigo

Sin padecer o morir

Cuando la pena nos alcanza

Por un hermano perdido.

Cuando el adiós dolorido

Busca en la fe la esperanza.

En tus palabras confiamos

Con la certeza de que tu

Ya lo has devuelto a la vida

Ya lo has llevado a la luz.

Cuando señor resucitaste

Todos vencimos contigo

Nos regalaste la vida

Como en Betania al amigo.

Si caminamos a tu lado

No va a faltarnos tu amor

Porque muriendo vivimos

Vida mas clara y mejor.

Haiduk - Sea of Fire

haiduk

Race to the sea

Stormtroopers

Sabaton

Glory to the Union!
Glory to the Red Army!
Glory to the Revolution!
Marshal of the Forum High Command

Katyusha

Panzerlied

Panzerkampf - Sabaton

Prußens Gloria

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
- Sun Tzu
"Diplomacy works with leverage!"
-Krieg Maker
"We can wage an attrition war forever with no goal, if one is found otherwise!"
-Krieg Maker
"The difference between flirting and diplomacy is that the former requires flattery, the latter requires assurance. Be sure to be in the position of power when trying to win through diplomacy!"
-Krieg Maker

S Schmidt wrote:

I will take issue with you on all of that. While you might argue that it is a "war song" it is also a national anthem, it was written during the War of 1812 when the UK invaded and attacked the US. Which brings me to the major objection of your post, other than the Invasion of Iraq tell me a war in the 250 year history of the US where

z00mz00m wrote:

We love to start wars.

Especially in other countries, safely far away.......

I will remind you to tread carefully as you are very close to nation bashing which is a violation of the TOS. If you wish to continue this discussion we might want to start a new thread.
Ah easy! Here we go!

Afganistan

Vietnam

10+ Latin American countries (Cuba, Panama, etc..)

Germany in ww1, even if provoked US declared

War of 1812 ironically, while the UK was busy with the napoleonic wars.

Many attacks on the Native Americans, many breaking signed peace agreements.

Spanish-American war 1898

Many more…

While the US was provoked into many of these wars, they still attacked, and therefore are countries the US started war with.


CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate

Carking the 6th wrote:

S Schmidt wrote:

I will take issue with you on all of that. While you might argue that it is a "war song" it is also a national anthem, it was written during the War of 1812 when the UK invaded and attacked the US. Which brings me to the major objection of your post, other than the Invasion of Iraq tell me a war in the 250 year history of the US where

I will remind you to tread carefully as you are very close to nation bashing which is a violation of the TOS. If you wish to continue this discussion we might want to start a new thread.

His premise is the wrong way round any. The US declared war first and invaded Canada. They got kicked out and the British then launched a counteroffensive, burning the capital and invading New Orleans out of the Carribean.

It was an offensive war on the US's part, albeit due to grievances on both sides.

Aeroplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.
— Marshal Foch
A pretty mechanical toy [...] the war will never be won by such machines.
— Lord Kitchener, on tanks

Lord Crayfish wrote:

Carking the 6th wrote:

S Schmidt wrote:

I will take issue with you on all of that. While you might argue that it is a "war song" it is also a national anthem, it was written during the War of 1812 when the UK invaded and attacked the US. Which brings me to the major objection of your post, other than the Invasion of Iraq tell me a war in the 250 year history of the US where

I will remind you to tread carefully as you are very close to nation bashing which is a violation of the TOS. If you wish to continue this discussion we might want to start a new thread.

His premise is the wrong way round any. The US declared war first and invaded Canada. They got kicked out and the British then launched a counteroffensive, burning the capital and invading New Orleans out of the Carribean.It was an offensive war on the US's part, albeit due to grievances on both sides.
I think he meant after beating them back they invaded and attacked them? Then again I’m not sure seeing that they didn’t think the US had launched offensive wars I am probably wrong.

CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate

Hello everyone!))

BMfox wrote:

Sabaton is a Swedish heavy metal band that creates songs about historical war events.

I especially like their song "The Art of War":

[Spoken Intro]

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles

If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat

If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle

[Verse 1]

I stand alone

And gaze upon the battlefield

Wasteland

Is all that's left after the fight

And now I'm searching a new way to defeat my enemy

Bloodshed

I've seen enough of death and pain

[Chorus]

I will run - they will hunt me in vain

I will hide - they'll be searching

I'll regroup - feign retreat they'll pursue

Coup de grâce

I will win but never fight

[Refrain]

That's the Art of War!

That's the Art of war!

[Verse 2]

Breaking the will to fight among the enemy

Force them to hunt me

They will play my game

And play by my rules

I will be close but still untouchable

No more will I see suffering and pain

[Chorus]

They will find me no more

I'll be gone

I will have them surrounded

They will yield without fight overrun

Coup de grâce

I will win but never fight

[Refrain]

That's the Art of War!

That's the Art of War!

[Bridge]

Broken and lost

Tired of war

They'll surrender to me

Caught in my trap

There's no way out

Fail never again (never again)

[Chorus]

I will run - they will hunt me in vain

I will hide - they'll be searching

I'll regroup - feign retreat they'll pursue

Coup de grâce

I will win but never fight

[Refrain]

That's the Art of War!

That's the Art of war!

That's the Art of war!

That's the Art of war!

[Spoken Outro]

Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting

Sabaton, hell yeah!

My personal favourite would have to be Ruina Imperii though.

"Imma play CoW to calm down" - Literally nobody ever
Talvisota of the Abrahamic Caliphate

Not technically a war song but...

Undertale Last Breath Phase 3

Spellcheck is the epitome of human inginuity

Der Fuhrer's Face, Hitler Only has One Ball, etc.

Aeroplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.
— Marshal Foch
A pretty mechanical toy [...] the war will never be won by such machines.
— Lord Kitchener, on tanks

Der Fuhrer's Face, Hitler Only has One Ball, etc.

Aeroplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.
— Marshal Foch
A pretty mechanical toy [...] the war will never be won by such machines.
— Lord Kitchener, on tanks

Lord Crayfish wrote:

Der Fuhrer's Face, Hitler Only has One Ball, etc.
Legendary.
"Imma play CoW to calm down" - Literally nobody ever
Talvisota of the Abrahamic Caliphate

The President

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