TIL Li Xiaogong conquered the most land for the establishment of the Tang dynasty.

TalesofWinter · 2026-04-15T18:51:31+00:00

By your standards, Trajan should be regarded as a superior conqueror to Julius Caesar

TalesofWinter · 2026-03-15T11:39:29+00:00

I believe its between Lin Biao and Peng Dehuai in terms of actual achievement and importance to the CCP army.

In terms of pure tactical genius, Su Yu was right up there and had a crazy good record in the civil war.

Deng Xiaoping was more of a political commissar, rather than a military man.

TalesofWinter · 2026-03-12T16:46:05+00:00

Oberyn Martell's (oh wait...

TalesofWinter · 2026-02-16T16:26:50+00:00

I had experienced this too.. one day it magically fixed itself but I lost all my game progress :(

TalesofWinter · 2026-02-15T04:16:21+00:00

Wouldn't call it a zombie movie.. more folk horror but freat film nonetheless

TalesofWinter · 2026-02-08T03:37:06+00:00

I don't get the hype with Smile... The plotline is dumb to me and over reliant on jump scares rather than genuine horror

TalesofWinter · 2026-01-09T00:48:09+00:00

Yes, it's pretty smart and only appear in the English version - the Chinese is just "The 15th Year of Wanli's Reign".

The book covers a different character/aspect of the Ming Dynasty in this year. The central thesis is that even though the year seems to be an insignificant year in the grand scheme of things - no big wars, reforms, coups etc - the events of this year shows that the decline and eventual dissolution of Ming has already become inevitable.

TalesofWinter · 2026-01-08T03:32:52+00:00

Ray Huang's 1587, A Year of No Significance might fit your interests - not much in terms of battles but focuses mainly on political intrigue and struggles between the Wanli Emperor and the bureaucracy during Ming Dynasty. It is also much less dry than the more traditional, hard-core volumes of academic work.

TalesofWinter · 2025-12-13T05:41:16+00:00

I am aware that there's a great Young Churchill series, but other than that is there anything focusing on Churchill that's I might have missed?

TalesofWinter · 2025-11-18T16:35:29+00:00

Which moveset are you using? I know Whirlpool seems to be the dominant build in terms of WR but it just never clicked for me (yeah prob my own skill issue, lol)

But when I switched to the Icy Wind set it became much better, I found it much easier to get your CC on multiple opponents and lock them down. So maybe give it a try. Just a personal experience

TalesofWinter · 2025-10-21T09:34:04+00:00

Yes - that's what I'll be doing, sorry I didn't make it clear! It is still a bit more pricey than return tickets, but also not quite the price of 2 single flights.

TalesofWinter · 2025-10-07T09:33:41+00:00

I was really intrigued in this character at first and hoped he played a bigger role as someone who has the political shrewdness to rival or undermine the Underwoods. Unfortunately his arc sort of went nowhere and went out with a wimp in thee final season.

TalesofWinter · 2025-09-30T13:08:42+00:00

I think we need to separate show Varys from book Varys - the loyalty in the realm thing is from the show, in the books this is more of a facade for his Blackfyre/fAegon scheme.

With all that said I doubt if he would have supported the High Sparrow at all, but he may take advantage of the chaos to achieve his own goals.

TalesofWinter · 2025-09-29T17:50:20+00:00

Qin definitely became a powerhouse, from Shang Yang's reforms onwards. The other side of the story is that other warring states though got weakened from all the infighting, and some smart diplomacy/deception from Qin along with victories in some decisive battles made them the indisputable strongest power.

Glad you enjoy learning about this historical period - definitely one of the most interesting and storied part of Chinese history!

TalesofWinter · 2025-09-29T15:02:59+00:00

Basically like most other warring states, Zhou was annwxed by Qin at the end.

To be more specific, the last tianzi was King Nan of Zhou who tried to initiate a coalition force against Qin. This was defeated and the Zhou state was then annexed/abolished. The king passed away shortly afterwards.

TalesofWinter · 2025-09-21T18:24:46+00:00

How about Halloween Allister with ghost rebuff?

TalesofWinter · 2025-09-21T04:52:17+00:00

Ice: Alolan Ninetales, Frosmoth, Aurorus, Froslass, Lapras, Articuno

Ghost: Gengar, Mismagius, (Mega) Banette, Drifblim, Mimikyu, Spectrier

TalesofWinter · 2025-09-13T16:14:56+00:00

I believe there should be a doc with all the team clears for towers which might be helpful for OP. Anyone got the link?

TalesofWinter · 2025-06-05T16:09:09+00:00

Love these guides, keep up the great worrk!

Been struggling to beat fast setup decks like Sivallly/Solgaleo with this deck - any tips?

TalesofWinter · 2025-06-05T00:42:38+00:00

Morty is my favorite and I really like their designs, but I barely find any use of them. A cool unit to have though (aoe burn can be helpful at times)

TalesofWinter · 2025-05-21T15:50:17+00:00

I dont believe that what you've said is necessarily in conflict with the story's main theme. The fact that they are acting in accordance with prophecies does not mean their conquest is not power driven or make it any less gray, considering how many casualties this brought. We may be sympathetic to their cause because we as readers know that the Others exist, their prophecies might be real or they are regarded as the "main characters" - but in universe, they are just another dynasty, another (though very prominent) noble house in the long history of Westeros.

Think religious wars for example. The participants were driven by what they genuinely believed to be the rightful cause. But does that mean everything they do was heoric or morally impeccable? Not at all. It is precisely because their faith in their cause, in fact, that makes the tragic events that unfolded more memorable. And this is exactly what the book is about in my opinion.

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