Essays on War

During World War II Britain and the US alone were not able to make Germany retreat from the south of Germany. All forces from Africa were pushing up towards France making an effort to push Germany out. If they could recover France, they would be…

Alabama played a very important role in the Civil War. They were one of the first states to secede from the Union. Alabama was involved in the civil war in many ways from the iron industry, all the battles that were fought there, and the…

“We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall never surrender! ”(Winston Churchill) World War II is often portrayed as the war that ended with ease on the legendary…

Ruin Nation tells the story of the devastating impact of the Civil War on the American landscape and the transformation of the United States. Nelson outlines the destruction in four broad classifications of ruins made by the Civil War: urban ruins, of cities ruined by…

This is example of one of the “Change Over Time” essays which provides a captivating narrative of the dynamic transformations, social shifts, and historical developments that shape the US. The aim for this paper is to dive deeper into the history of the war between…

WWI was a war allies fighting against other allies. On one side was France, England, Italy, Russia, and later on in 1917 America. On the other side was the Central Powers who included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria. This all started because the assasination of…

Introduction The topic “fog of war” is basically an inborn of war. It can take in different forms like friction, uncertainty, confusion, ambiguity or combination of all of these. The idea “fog of war” initially expressed by Clausewitz and after that in the U.S. Military…

War is nothing but a state in which more than one person, committees, parties are involved. As the fog of war concept says it is the uncertainty of mistrust, which is experienced by the partakers in military operations. In addition, the result may be of…

Why do countries that are considered world powers research, develop, and maintain nuclear arsenals despite the major risks associated with owning nuclear weapons? Major powers research, develop, and maintain nuclear weapons because it is the best way to prevent their own country being involved in…

The Cold War was mostly an ideological dysfunction between the US and the USSR that leaded several of hostiles events that happened from 1947 (end of World War II) to the dissolution of the URSS in 1991. Many historians said that this war started in…

Israel and Palestine have been locked in a conflict since before Israel became a state in 1948. There is no possible end in sight to the conflict, as neither side will offer many concessions in order to get a peace deal done. The question remains,…

World War I (WWI) was a global conflict that began in 1914, involving the Central and Allied Powers. During this time, the Central Powers, which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, who soon switched sides, went to war with the Allied Powers, which included France,…

The contemporary term, فلسطين (Filastin), is a word not found in the etymology of the Arabic language, but it is a direct reference to the biblical פלישתי (Philistine) of the Ancient Near East. The name itself, Philistine, can be derived from Hebrew root פ-ל-ש (p-l-sh),…

If a nuclear war or bomb was to occur, it would have a various amount ofnegative effects, or disadvantages, on the earth, plants, animals, and the human population. A majority of living organisms would be significantly harmed or killed. A large factor of a nuclear…

Powerful. Heartbreaking. Dangerous. Chaos. Damaging. Costly. Traumatizing. Death of the millions. Many words to describe the war. Many reasons to start the fight. Many people are involved. Many places are destructed. Many people are looking for the answers on what happened why things are happening…

If you are one to follow the news, you probably know that the chances of a nuclear war breaking out are more likely than ever. In light of recent events, an oft-asked question is how you can survive a full-blown nuclear war. However, the question…

Introduction Operation Anaconda was an excellent example of the ability to adapt to changing situations with limited personnel, resources and talent by U.S. and joint forces working together in a rugged and unique battlespace to defeat an unconventional enemy in their homeland. Following the events…

Abstract In early March 2002, the United States Military established an operational plan to uproot enemy Taliban and al Qaeda fighters that had gathered and embedded themselves in the Shahikot Valley of Eastern Afghanistan. This battle plan involving a “hammer and anvil” style approach proved…

Operation Anaconda Joint Planning In the spring of 2002 in Afghanistan, Operation Anacondas outcome was labeled a “success.” The conflict was a joint effort in defeating al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Later findings revealing there was a lack in communication and unreliable intelligence used for planning…

Operation ANACONDA was a flawed operation yet effective. This fight was the first great-scale encounters in the era of -2001 War in Afghanistan subsequently the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001. CJTF Mountain’s use of the Joint Operations Planning Process (JOPP) and the initial…

In a letter to James Madison, Thomas Jefferson once said “A little rebellion now and then is a good thing and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.” Rebellions is what was needed to lead up to the Civil War and…

Abstract Even though Operation ANACONDA was declared an “absolute and unqualified success” by Commander General Tommy Franks, USA, (Ret.), the original battle plan “didn’t survive first contact with the enemy” (Kugler, 2007, p. 1). Even though the original plan fell apart on first contact, it…

 The spirit of the soldiers is worthy of our admiration, are they use their lives to protect the peace, is that they guard the security of the territory behind, let people live and work in peace. They take children reluctant to part and go, they…

 Many people that have lived throughout the world have experienced numerous problems with oppression along with the history of war. They have lived through unbelievable stories and dangerous conditions. The people that have lived in Afghanistan have seen the Anti soviet Jihad, civil war, and…

World War II was an unforgettable historical event, many people suffered, died, and lost very close people to them. World War II lasted from 1939-to 1945, Germany conquered or controlled much of continental Europe, and allied with Italy and Japan. World War II made a…

 Have you ever wondered how we live in the world that we live in today? What made it become what it is now. Sadly war played a large effect on how America is today and the Cold War is one of them. It had many…

Do you know the real reason behind Hiroshima and why it happened? A lot of things have lead up to Hiroshima and why the decision to drop the atomic bomb was finally made. When America decided to actually drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, of…

Woodrow Wilson wrote, “There is a war to end all wars”. Sadly, an estimated twenty million people lost their lives in World War I, but the impacts are as yet being felt a century after its conclusion. It was the deadliest war that included a…

The Cold War was tension between the U.S. and USSR. The war lasted about 45 years. It was the longest non-violent war in U.S. history. This war did not contain any weapons or warfare, rather used words and ideas. For example, threats and propaganda. It…

Was it worth 75 million people dying? Was it worth militaries leaving their family behind without a promise coming back? Was it worth millions of innocent people in Hiroshima, Japan vaporize a cause of a nuclear bomb? What were the causes that led to World…

 World War II caused more noteworthy decimation recorded against all other wars. The war ended the lives of over 17 million brave, fighting men and a greater number of regular people, who passed on because of bombings, hunger, and conscious crusades of mass homicide. One…

After the Revolutionary War in 1783 everyone there was going to be peace and leaders would have all the business for leading the country taken care of. Instead, the leaders never had to worry about the country because they were under the British laws and…

After the war of 1948, some Jewish extremist groups explained their contribution to the Palestinian and Israeli conflict by saying that they are promised to return to their homeland. Groups like ‘Gush Emunim Underground’ is a radical group whose work is to plant the bombs…

The Holocaust was a very terrible event that took place during World War Two. It was when Hitler and the Nazi’s murdered millions of Jews. It has a huge significance to everyone because it was probably one of the worst examples of a mass murder….

One of the worst things in the world is war. War has always been the greatest problem, has become part of human life and has led to the growth of all countries around the world . Some have fought for expansion of power and some…

Throughout the mid-18th century the Jewish population in Europe faced political, economic, and social issues from the new discriminating government leader, Adolf Hitler. His socialistic ideologies changed the daily life of the Jews and minorities for over half a century. Nearby nations heard about the…

 How many people were left without help to be killed in the street or gassed? Six million. Six million Jewish people were slaughtered by German Nazis during the Holocaust. What could America have done to save even some of those fearful refugees? The Holocaust was…

In April of 2018, at Spanish River Community High School, emails were exchanged between the principal and a parent regarding the curriculum on the Holocaust. A parent was offended by the fact that the Holocaust was taught in school as a historical fact. This parent…

 In the Holocaust, six million Jews faced systematic mass extermination at the hands of the Nazi regime. In the Armenian Genocide, more than one million ethnic Armenians suffered mass expulsion by the Ottoman government. African Americans remained enslaved at the hands of cruel slave masters…

The Holocaust is well known by the words horror, suffering, cruelty etc. The Holocaust took place during World War II. The Holocaust started around January in the year of 1933 and ended around May in the year of 1945. It took a big turning point…

The Gallipoli Campaign was a significant factor in World War I that had both large and small effects on the rest of the war. In order to consider the significance of the Gallipoli Campaign, one must consider the different ways in which this event was…

The Holocaust is a horrific period in history, but its importance teaches people about the past. Learning about it may lead individuals to come to understand the present, so that they make ethical decisions in the future. The main matter of interest of this project…

Aspects that encouraged World War One to arise was politics, secret alliances, imperialism, and the nationalistic pride. All these aspects were between the countries Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy and France, Britain and Russia. A few years before World War One arised, the countries of Europe, were…

 To start, the Holocaust is a well-known event because it took many lives and left many people with gone cherished ones. This event triggered some troubles for the general popular society. The Holocaust became an event in which Hitler added several Jews, who had been…

The goals of the Gallipoli Campaign were, Britain wanted to take down the Turkish straits to get control of the Black Sea, to help support Russia. Britain also wanted to knock Turkey out of the war and they wanted to establish a new front, so…

The Germans were upset with the Treaty of Versailles from the first World War because most of the blame was put onto them. The Germans were angry, so they decided to put the blame onto the Jewish community because they felt like they needed someone…

Have you ever heard of the word Holocaust? The word is derived from the Greek word holokauston. This comes from the Hebrew word olah, which means “burnt sacrifice.” In the novel ‘Prisoner B-3087,’ written by Alan Gratz, he takes the reader on the gripping and…

The Holocaust was a terrible atrocity that caused many innocent people in several countries to suffer. Poland had a major role in this atrocity. Numerous Jews of Poland were affected, such as Manya Friedman. Many were sent either to camps outside of Poland, or to…

This event was primarily significant to the British, the Turks and the Australian and New Zealander Army Corps (ANZAC). This was a moderately significant event. Its impact was mainly on Mustafa Ataturk and Winston Churchill. Over time the significance of Gallipoli changed drastically. The campaign…

In the book The Holocaust Camps written by Ann Byers, explains the different types of camps, and what goes on in those camps, and how the Concentration camps came to be. Also in the book, it describes his hate for Jews and the actions he…

The Holocaust is a field of study that will never fade out in social science. Various accounts emerged under different comprehensions on the topic, which profoundly contributes to the critical analysis of the Holocaust. Nonetheless, the majority of studies seem to be repetitive in terms…

History of any sort can be interpreted differently by anyone. People can view sources as bias, illegitimate or hard proof that something did or didn’t happen because of these factors people can choose to believe a variety of different things or interpret it in their…

During the holocaust there were 40,000 concentration camps, prisons and facialies that held Jews and other Non- Aryan peoples.The book Night is a memoir by Elie Wiesel about his times during the holocaust. He starts with the beginning of war, the denial all through traveling…

 The holocaust was the state sponsored genocide of the Jews by the Nazi regime which began in the early 1930’s and ended with Allied liberation at the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. This was a time of despair and terror for…

Between 1941 and 1945, European Jews were taken from their homes and treated like animals just because of their religion. The Germans took Jews from all social classes and of all different ages. They even took children. During the Holocaust, children were the most mistreated…

Have you ever given up hope in the darkest of times? In Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, hope plays an important role throughout Elie’s life as a prisoner and laborer. Wiesel loses most of it during the Holocaust but there is still a sliver that makes…

There is no question that the Holocaust is the most horrific yet to be seen in history. It is one of the most important events in recent memory, too. Although it was a horrific occurrence, it was and remains a valuable tool, and is still…

The Holocaust can be understood as a destruction process, meaning that this procedure unfolded unknowingly step by step, and did not have a definite plan. Nonetheless, one can argue that we can trace the chronological order of the events of the destruction of the Jewish…

The Holocaust is remembered as one of the most horrible tragedies of the twentieth century. Over 6 million Jews were brutally slaughtered in concentration camps designed to make mass murder as efficient as possible. Gas chambers, death marches, and shootings made the Holocaust a brutal…

Propaganda was one of the nazis most effective strategies of impacting german open convictions and demeanors. They assaulted the german individuals with blurbs motion pictures tv historical center shows and other mediums with the deliberate of advancing their vision for a long run of Germany…

The Holocaust is a tramatic thing in history that started in 1933 during World War II and ended in 1945. The Holocaust is a very big thing that happened in history. The holocaust is very importnt to learn about because it informs you about the…

Anne Frank once wrote, “Isn’t it wonderful that no one need wait a single moment to make the world a better place to live.” We don’t have to travel the earth to have that understanding. We just have to be willing to see each other…

Fascism is an ultranationalistic and militaristic ideology based upon a struggle for the desired rebirth of a nation or ethnic group. The idea of Fascism developed in France after the Napoleonic wars. It made its way into Germany and Italy, ultimately causing the Second World…

For my book review i chose the audio book “D-Day The Invasion Of Normandy, 1944” by Rick Atkinson, read by Jason Culp. In this Review i will be summarising the book in the order of the events that happen in happen in the book. The…

The term fascism was derived from the Italian “fascio”, and is synonymous with militant brotherhood. Fascism began in the year 1919, under Mussolini’s leadership. His reign was influenced by ethnocentric ideology and values. Fascist society was very combative, soldierly, and war-like. Fascists believe in a…

Houston’s and Takei’s Reaction to their Parent’s Decisions when World War began the government ordered 120,000 Japanese Americans to abandoned their homes. They were forced to move into internment camps where they were told “we will protect you “. The government made the interns sign…

This report will be about a battle that happened in w w 2 that was called d day it took place on the the 4th of june 1944 this attack was one of the most bostress and brave attacks in the history of war at…

Sectionalism in the nineteenth century was a major issue that was becoming more prominent as time went along. The result leads to the civil war, a tragic event that took place from the disputes of the union versus the confederacy. The altercation between the two…

America is entered in Syria due to their geographical political thinking. The important plan has been around for many years. you’ll be able to see au courant that in “The Grand Chessboard: yank grandness and Its geopolitics Imperatives” (1997) by Zbigniew Brzezinski WHO was Jimmy…

The WWII had just begun a year prior. The Nazis had made their push west and began their support of the fascist side of the Spanish Civil War. The spread of fascism from Italy to German and now the rest of Europe had become a…

Several important historical events are simply left out of textbooks. Everyone in America has heard of Paul Revere, and his famous midnight ride, but most people have not heard of men such as William Dawes and Samuel Prescott. These men, and countless others, also delivered…

Sexual assault is an issue that has raised concerns and become persistence in the American military. Notably, an estimate of over 20,000 individuals accomplishing military duties claimed to have been assaulted sexually in 2014 (Castro et al., 2015). Remarkably, for any sexual conviction due to…

Present during and after World War 2, the hatred for the Japanese was bred into the minds of white American Citizens. The Japanese encountered physical, emotional, and psychological torture during these times due to biases formed upon racial discrimination, propaganda, and the presumed loyalty of…

On December 7, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II. Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor. The government arrested many Japanese leaders in the immigrant country. On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which…

¨̈In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood instead of their brains¨. Mandela. The internment of Japanese Americans within the U.S during war II was the constrained movement and detainment in inhumane imprisonments within the western inside the state of…

Throughout history with hunts have been a sadly common trend, people being “hunted” and persecuited for their religious beliefs, their culture, and just simply being themselves. Witch hunts throughout history have ruined lives and served as a scapegoat for difficult situations. After the bombing of…

The Things They Carried is a novel about a platoon of infantrymen through the jungles of Vietnam from 1968-1970. The book describes trudging through thick mud from constant downpours, getting ambushed by sniper fire, pulling body parts out of a tree, laughing while they tell…

As World War 2 broke out in Europe, the United States promised its’ citizens that they wouldn’t get involved. After the unwarranted attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, the US was left with no other choice but to declare war against Japan and join WW2….

The Cold War was a period of tension and hostility between the United States of America and the Soviet Union from the mid-40s to the late 80s. It began with the end of the Second World War. It was called the Cold War because there…

According to Hemingway, (1946), no matter what is the purpose of a war, even though it is launched for countering the intruder, it should be considered as a sin (p. xv). In the other word, launching a war is a way to maintain the peacefulness…