...Returning to a civilian life after war presents new opportunities as well as challenges for Veterans. Many Veterans look forward to life after the military, because they can spend more time with family and friends and no longer have to worry about military structure or being deployed. At the same time, transitioning to civilian life may lead to a lot of questions. They may wonder what they are going to do with their new phase of their life, or if they will be able to find a job. The may think about going back to school but not know where to start. Or, they might miss the discipline of the military life compared to civilian life and wonder if they will be able to adjust. For example, take the story of Soldier’s Home. When Krebs returned from the war he had been badly, sickeningly frightened all the time. He feels like he is a sham, or living a lie. He becomes alienated from his family and the local people. He makes no effort to relate seriously with anyone, including women, because he does not want the complications or consequences of relationships. Also, in the story “How to Tell a War Story”, the men experienced similar issues. In this story the men experience things that cannot be said, or put into language because they were so horrific, strange and unbelievable. The men are so mad by things that they cannot distinguish as real or imaginary. They experience people getting killed in front of them. For example, Rat Kiley's behavior is, so filled with anger from watching his...
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...Jamal L. James James 1 Instructor Fertig English 111 November 2, 2010 Never Ending Battle ------------------------------------------------- There was a time when having an education was not that high of an importance if you chose to enlist in the Armed Forces. Recruiter could have cared less if an individual were to gain any additional skills or education. Times have changed, recruiting of quality men and women for today's military plays an important role in today's society. Which regularly criticizes versus embracing and encouraging it. Allowing recruiting keeps America from a nightmare waiting to happen. A military draft, the results of recruitment produces productive contributors faster than college. The programs available in the military are miles ahead of the competition. ------------------------------------------------- Recruitment for the Armed Forces has built a powerful nation of the United States. Discouraging and limiting the access that recruiters need could eventually lead to the country going to shambles because it has been invaded so many times. This will then cause drastic measure such as a military draft is basically taking a person and having them to do something against their will. The drafting in previous conflicts were different due to the fact the Americans were more patriotic. Thomas Sowell explains best on what this will cause when he said, " We dare not destroy that institution or undermine its morale, by pouring into it very different...
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...Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic The Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic were both imperative for the Allies during World War II. The victories from these battles gave the allied forces hope and more momentum during the war. Germany was a strong military force and had already captured Poland and was spreading throughout Europe. The Battles decisive victories put a halt to German operations and pushed pack the Germans from their original invasion plans. The Battle of Britain was definitely a turning point for the Second World War since it prevented Hitler from controlling Western Europe. Germany had already invaded France, Britain partner in the declaration of war, and if the British Isles had fallen, Germany might have won the war. However, as I will show in this article, Operation Sea lion, The Nazi plan for invasion of Britain, was not planned well, and would probably not have succeeded even if the RAF had not taken down the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. .A.F.'s victory in the Battle of Britain was the first nail the evil Nazi empire's coffin and ensured it's final defeat, it bought valuable time for Britain and the world. A free Britain slowly but surely built it's forces, worked hand in glove with the U.S.A., supplied the U.S.S.R. and brought the resources of it's vast Empire to bear on Herr Hitler and his Nazi hordes The Battle Of The Atlantic was the LONGEST battle of the entire war, and it ebbed and flowed for five...
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...Costliest Battle of World War II By the end of World War II, numerous battles had been fought and millions of soldiers had lost their lives defending their countries. Due to the large number of battles that took place, only a portion of the battles, especially the major ones, were recorded. One of these major battles is the setting for the novel Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes. A large portion of this novel takes placing during one of the final and important battles of World War II. This battle is known as the Battle of the Bulge. The Battle of the Bulge, also called Ardennenoffensive by the Germans, was a major German offensive launched on December 16, 1944 towards the end of World War II. This battle, the only major German offensive of the war, was launched by Adolf Hitler as a last attempt to reverse the decrease in his fortunes that had begun on D-Day. He sought to accomplish this by splitting Allied troops through an assault in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium. After splitting the Allied troops, Hitler planned to then proceed to and capture Anterwep, Belgium, destroying the enemy troops stationed there. This, he believed, would force the Allies to form a peace treaty that would favor the Axis Powers. However, the fighting that ensued after Germany’s initial attack in the Ardennes Forest did not result in Hitler’s predicted outcome. The location Adolf Hitler had decided upon for the launch of his attack, the Ardennes Forest, was a dense forest with few roads that stretched...
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...Battle of Britain The Hollywood film I chose to study was the Battle of Britain, directed by Guy Hamilton. In 1940, the diabolical mind of Adolf Hitler was planning to bomb Britain into submission. There was only one problem, standing in between of Hitler’s warped ideas of “Fortress Europe” and Britain’s freedom was the Royal Air force. The R.A.F is a group of pilots who dedicated themselves to protecting Britain and facing the overwhelming number of enemy German planes. The Luftwaffe hesitated their attack on Britain which gave the Royal Air Force the much needed time to get reorganized and to figure out their plan of attack. The German army wanted to brutally bomb Britain so that when the time came for Germany to attack Britain across the English Channel, it would be much easier. The first time German airplanes attacked, Britain was prepared with radar, but the Germans soon found out and quickly got rid of it. When Germany first started bombing they focused on only bombing the British airfields, so that Britain would not be able to fight back at full strength. The Luftwaffe had many more pilots and planes than Britain did and as the battle progressed Britain started running low on pilots. In the film, one night German pilots were going bombing and got confused as to where they were, so they figured it would be a safe place to drop their remaining bombs. Little did they know they bombed London, a major political city in Britain. Britain retaliated by bombing Berlin. This caused...
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...U.S. Military History 08OCT2015 The Battle of Brandywine In the first year of the American Revolution, the defense of Philadelphia, the capital, became the focus of British attacks. As they progressed to their goal, the British and American forces met in many battles that hardly slowed the British advancement. One battle stood in the way of their goal-the Battle of Brandywine. This battle possessed the opportunity to defend Philadelphia and stopping the British advancement at least for a short time. The American loss at Brandywine was due to the British executing a number of the essential premises of war better than the American troops. In the Battle of Brandywine, the British used the element of surprise and outmaneuvered George Washington’s plan and was the reason why Philadelphia was overrun by the British. In the defense of Philadelphia, the capital, George Washington selected Chadds Ford as the location for the battle. He liked the tactical advantage the high ground offered his troops and was confident the British Army could be stopped. Washington centralized his troops at Chadds Ford and other fords around the area. The British commander, General Sir William Howe, recognized Washington’s goal of defending the other fords and Chadds Ford. In response, General Howe sent a small section of his army with instructions to make it appear as if they would meet the American troops at Chadds Ford. In the meantime, the rest of the army marched to a ford that was not...
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...The Battle of Hastings Angelina Minton Professor Chris Sisson – World Culture I June 2, 2013 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to imagine myself as a figure in the Bayeux Tapestry and to write a first- person account in a letter home describing this historical event. In this paper I have described the event in detail and have explained why it was justified for us to raise arms in battle. To My Loving Mother Herleva, Let me start by saying I miss and love you and the family. Things have been very complicated since King Edward died without naming an heir to his throne. Edward's immediate predecessor was to be Harold of Wessex, a wealthy and influential English noble, who was chosen to be king by the Witenagemot of England. However, Harold was challenged by William who demanded that he had been promised the throne by King Edward and that Harold had confirmed this agreement. Harald III of Norway also disputed the succession. His right to the throne was founded on an arrangement between his predecessor Magnus I of Norway, and the earlier King of England Harthacanute, whereby if either died without heirs, the other would inherit both England and Norway. (Wilson, 1985) To add to this confusion Williams and Harald III both began assembling troops and ships for battle. Williams and I spent months preparing our army for battle and we waited for the right time to attack so that William could claim what was rightfully his. Mother you should have seen it...
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...Review: The Battle of Algiers Gillo Pontecorvo was a director way ahead of his time. He directed two anti-colonialism in the 1960, when most of the movie-going audience was probably comfortably numb to the plight of the Third World. He created a film genre (anti-colonialism) that while at first controversial would eventually become a mainstream source for modern classics. He was one of the first directors to take on the challenging subjects of terrorism and torture, in an era where the preferred treatment of the historical film was sterilization, not realism. Pontecorvo portrayed women realistically, not as an idealized pieces of scenery. Most important, Pontecorvo achieved the admirable feat of creating films that accurately reflected historical accuracy and cinematic excellence. And he did all this while advancing a political thesis. In The Battle of Algiers (1966) Gillo Ponetcorvo uses factual content extrapolated from the history of the Algerian War to demonstrate a historical lesson: to defeat an ideologically entrenched, locally supported underground nationalist movement, you must employ measures (suppression of civil liberties, police brutality, military aggression, and eventually torture) that while crucial to winning battles against underground networks (like the FLN in Algiers) in the short run, these counter-insurgency actions will ultimately serve to bolster the opposition to authority in the long run. Eventually, as Pontecorvo's coda suggests, the tactics of the...
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...World War 2 Battle Essay Battle of Kursk The battle of Kursk was one of the largest battles of World War Two. It was between German and Soviet forces on the eastern front on soviet land near Kursk. It took place in July and August of 1943 and is considered the biggest tank battle of World War Two. There are not over 400 wartime monuments in the region of Kursk. Kursk lies 315 miles south of Moscow and had been captured by the Germans.in 1941 to be recaptured by the by the Soviets in Febuary 1943. This was one of the larger salients and was 150 miles wide and 100 miles deep. German also had six commands throughout this battle while the soviets had four. The Germans had Erich Von Manstein, Hans Seidermann, Herman Hoth, Robert Ritter and Walter Model. The soviet commanders were Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin, Georgy Zhukov, Ivan Konev and Konstantin Rokossocsky. This battled involved four million people from both sides, 70,000 artillery guns, 23,000 tanks and 12,000 warplanes. The battle of Kursk, named operation Citadel, was originally a German attack that ended up being a soviet win. The Germans had hoped that it would weaken the Soviet offensive for that summer by stopping a large number of forces that they had anticipated would be in the Kursk salient. April 15th in 1943 Hilter order stated, “This offensive is of decisive importance. It must end in swift and decisive success. Every commander, every private soldier, must be indoctrinated with awareness of the decisive importance...
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...The Battle of Jutland took place on May 31st 1916 between the German High seas fleet and the British Royal Navy. It was the largest naval battle of the First World War with the Royal Navy launching the first super battleship HMS. Dreadnought and a similar battle cruiser HMS. Invincible. Both sides claimed victory but nothing had changed, the British Navy still claimed the seas and the blockade was never broken but they suffered more casualties than the German High Seas Fleet. The blockade of the North Sea gave the allies an advantage as it caused an estimate of 424,000 deaths by starvation because of the reduction in raw materials and foodstuffs to the central powers. The decision to create the high seas fleet was the ambition of the Kaiser Wilhelm II to have a fighting fleet that would rival non other than that of Britain's. The British royal navy was the biggest in the world. Responsible for world wide colonization and the transport of commerce around the world. It was the ruler of the waves. There was also the North Sea that was Germany’s only gateway to the open seas and it could be blockaded. That did happen once the war began, the British navy blockaded the North Sea which effectively cut off any imports of raw materials and supplies to Germany. It was connected to the larger war strategies of the Allies as the the blockade would bring the Germans to an eventual Armistice due to the effects on the people of Germany, and the arrival of the Americans into the War. ...
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...The Battle of Antietam On September 17, 1862 Robert E. Lee’s Army invaded the north to stage a devastating attack in an effort to try to end the civil war. The Battle of Antietam resulted and changed the nature of the war because it put the Union Army on a path towards victory. The Battle of Antietam, which is sometimes referred to as the Battle of Sharpsburg, is commonly referred to as one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War. This battle’s name was derived from the area in which it was fought; around the areas of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek. As a youth I saw a movie based on this battle and was not even aware of it was based on actual events. I watched this movie again recently in an attempt to gain further knowledge about this specific battle. The 1989 Movie Glory, was based on the first formal unit of the Army that was comprised of only African American men. This movie was told from the point of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, its commanding officer during the American Civil War. The Battle of Antietam was one of the most critical battles of the war because the battle had large implications for ending the war. Robert E. Lee was on a roll coming into this battle because he had defeated the Union Armies the summer prior to Antietam. Although Lee’s Army successful coming into this battle, his army was outnumbered and was not supplied properly as compared to the north. It was only a matter of time before the resources that the union army had would...
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...Kadesh Revisited: Reconstructing the Battle Between the Egyptians and the Hittites Author(s): Antonio Santosuosso Source: The Journal of Military History, Vol. 60, No. 3 (Jul., 1996), pp. 423-444 Published by: Society for Military History Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2944519 . Accessed: 25/01/2015 15:31 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. . Society for Military History is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of Military History. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 140.182.176.19 on Sun, 25 Jan 2015 15:31:46 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Kadesh Revisited: Reconstructing the Battle Between the Egyptians and the Hittites Antonio Santosuosso QCHOLARLY interest in the battle of Kadesh, probably fought at the iend of May of the year 1300 B.C. between the Egyptians of Pharaoh Ramesses 11 (1304-1237) and the Hittites of King Muwatallish (13151296), dates from the latter part of the nineteenth century.1...
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...Keegan- History Short term Significance of the Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme was a war planned late in 1915 as a joint French-British attack. The French Commander in Chief, Joffre, conceived the idea as a battle of attrition, the aim being to drain the German forces of reserves, although territorial gain was a secondary aim. However, the German attack Verdun made the Somme offensive even more pressing because the French army was under severe pressure there. The battle of the Somme was fought from the 1st July 1916 until later in same year where on November the 16th it was brought to an end. The massive amount of casualties in this time, as well how the war was fought Is what has made the battle so historic. For example, It’s best known for the mass amounts of soldiers who died and more specifically how they died In such a short space of time and why. The style of warfare was different and more brutal than ever before, for example better technology and large scale operations which seen over 1.7 million shells were fired at the German’s alone and made the war a huge test for the countries involved who relied heavily on individual decisions, as well as man power. The first day of the Somme (1s July 1916) proved to be massively significant due to the sheer numbers of soldiers lost. Up to 60 000 British soldiers became casualties thanks to enemy fire (one third of the British military) British hopes were high going in to battle for the first time. Indeed, the poster campaign...
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...Battle of Britain Marie A Spicer HIS331 Professor Golding May 18, 2013 The Battle of Britain was the longest and bloodiest battle to date lasting five years. The Battle of Britain was not fought by the army or sailors or marines but by the Air force it is also the largest aerial bombing to this day. Portsmouth, was one of the main targets; a few weeks later Luftwaffe started on RAF airfields and infrastructure. As the weeks went on there were other targets as well. Luftwaffe started zoning in on other places of interest using terror bombing strategy Germany failed its plans to destroy inflight defenses, or get them to surrender. This ended the threat of Operation Sea Lion from coming into play. May 1940, German had gained control of Belgium, and northern France and the Neverlands Hitler started to eye the British, using their bombers and fighters, first against shipping, airfields, and on the villages, Luftwaffe was not doing well at all, and it was noticeable to say the least. The Luftwaffe’s turning point was that it did not have the equipment or training it so needed This created a lose lose situation from the start. The fighting experience on the two sides was incomparable to one another. The RAF’s had better planes than the Germans and that was that. The RAF during the fight was happy to have the advantage of defending against attacks. This was because of the Radar system. British luck came as Luftwaffe didn’t use strategic bombing. On September,15 84...
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...The Greeks, prior to Alexander the Great, in all their fine glory had built an astonishing empire that would reign and look down upon all other nations. However, to achieve this status they had to earn it. One great and triumphant battle that shows that they earn it was at the battle of Thermopylae. Greece’s independence was threatened by a superior empire known as the Persian Empire. This erupted in a serious of battles between Greece and Persia which included the battle of Thermopylae that united The Greeks. Despite the fact that not all Spartans were Greek they all joined each other alongside on the battle field to challenge the Persians. This battle was one of many that showed Greece’s true potential and the journey these people went through to obtain their ultimate goal is definitely astonishing. The start of this epic battle had erupted between and alliance between the Greek city states. Everyone had one common enemy known as the Persian Empire. With their vast army and overpowering troops the Persians predominantly looked like that overall victors of this battle. King Leonidas of Sparta helped to lead the Greeks to unity and into this epic battle. However events had to lead up to this specific battle. What had kicked started the entire war in the first place was the Loninan revolt. Athenians had been a part of this attack on the Persians. Darious who was the Persian ruler at the time had sworn revenge on those who been a part of this revolt. Darious also sought opportunity...
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