Is there a time in History that fascinates you?

Is there a time in History that fascinates you?
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I really like the history of the new world, right from the battles between the French and British right through to modern day. I have tons of books on the early settlers, the Revolution, the Civil War, WW1 and WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq. And I like historical novels.
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