re: History buffs: What is the biggest instance of FAFO of all-time?

the Assyrians were pretty brutal as well

they've not been mentioned

You said arse....

Sorry...I've had a shite week... I needed a cheap laugh.

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Russia is infamous for trading space and bodies for time.

Napoleon fricking up was bad but Hitler doing it was worse. He actually caught the Russians off guard because their spies had no indication that the Germans were making preparations to deal with Russian winter, which worked up until they got to winter and the German offensive stalled.

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My only quibble is that Hitler was short on resources to maintain occupation of the rest of Europe and needed Russia's oil to try to hold off the expected Allied invasion from Britain.

I generally see that as more justification than Napoleon had. Napoleon's invasion was more just to invade.

But look, small quibble, both were disastrous.

im not dead yet,,,,,

Easily the Khwarazmian Empire because all Genghis Kahn was trying to do was establish trade and they had to steal from the convoy he sent. Then when he sent envoys to fix the situation they killed them too. They FAFO twice and it cost them their entire empire. Khan destroyed all of it in like two years. Millions died.

Fine I'll go get the razor.

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History buffs: What is the biggest instance of FAFO of all-time?

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Jesus Christ.

I'll trade that for a cold beer and a soft tongue.....

what the Japs did in Manchuria. The Philippines, Korea was far worse

The White Star Line trying to set a speed record in an iceberg field.