All war nerds: what are the five greatest battles ever fought? Mine: Battle of Thymbra Battle of Edessa (because I'm Iranian) Battle of Ain al-Jalut Battle of Sevastopol Battle of Stalingrad
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Thomas Pynchon's V
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"The sun turned black in the middle of the battle; we could still see it over us, or should have thought we had been fighting til evening. Then we got into the camp, and there was a great deal of smoke and firing. Afterwards the sun came out bright again."https://books.google.com/books?id=6dcGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=The+sun+turned+black+in+the+middle+of+the+battle;+we+could+still+see+it+over+us,+or+should+have+thought+we+had+been+fighting+till+evening.+Then+we+got&source=bl&ots=S2-rUiVnfS&sig=ACfU3U1B5yb9Xr_oZPlPKwzo1Erk9xWOoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjG2fG758_nAhW4HjQIHZgIBOoQ6AEwAHoECAwQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20sun%20turned%20black%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20the%20battle%3B%20we%20could%20still%20see%20it%20over%20us%2C%20or%20should%20have%20thought%20we%20had%20been%20fighting%20till%20evening.%20Then%20we%20got&f=false …
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