OK, taking up my own challenge. Surprisingly, I found myself with a lot to choose from. In no special order, The Opium Wars--my kind of drug war. The Davidic Philistine War--foreskins, anyone? The Great Mutiny--most lurid propaganda The Golden Horde--need I say more? The Rough Wooing--Henry VIIIth's charm crusade The Children's Crusade--early birth control The Bay of Pigs Invasion--gotta love the CIA The Pilgrimage of Grace--I've always liked that one. Who was Grace? The Maori Wars--because they didn't kill all of them The War with the Newts--because it didn't happen If I did this again later I'd probably come up with a different batch. Assuming that everyone's taste in bloodshed is different, I await other lists. Mark