Reply #13: I'm definitely interested in a world history forum.

[cruadin]

I don't think you can limit your study or understanding of history to one narrow region or one specific era. Becoming familiar with history is like following an unraveling thread that is interconnected with everything that has gone before and everything that will follow. The story of humanity really is one vast tapestry.

I'm primarily interested in American history, but it is impossible to understand U.S. history without being aware to some degree of the forces (political, social, military, economic and religious) that were in play in other parts of the world. These outside forces did as much to animate our political system, to forge our concept of legal philosophy, to shape our religious heritage and to direct the course of our military as did any deliberate internal forces. And these effects must be considered from both before and after the founding of our country.