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War Reenactors Exactly What It Says on the Tin: A bunch of
people simulating famous battles and wars, especially (if
American) the American Civil War or (if English) the English
Civil War. A character already known to be a history, military,
or weapons geek will probably be in attendance. Sometimes
they'll be the descendant of a famous general. Given their place
in the world of subcultures lies somewhere between Nerds and
Geeks and socially acceptable study of history, their fictional
depictions vary — from living history hobbyists and patriots,
through enthusiastic but harmless geeks who just pay attention
to actual history behind their SCA fantasies, all the way to
Born in the Wrong Century obsessive types.  Compare and contrast
Society For Creative Anachronism, LARP. These are pastimes that
are superficially similar, but have a different image in public
consciousness and are not always appealing to the same mindsets.
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