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History Of Light Infantry
1,807 wordsFor a long time peace was understood in negative fashion, Kendrick Pritchett in the introduction to the book The Greek State at War points out that in order to write history of Greek Warfare one would require a knowledge of many aspects of Greek life. The would-be investigator would have to be familiar with terrain in the case of any given battle, have an acquaintance with the archaeological artifacts of various types, close familiarity with the written sources, and most important, an understand...
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U S Army American Soldiers
1,508 wordsStephen Ambrose introduces us to his book by setting the scene on the morning after the Allies begin their assault on the European continent. We are introduced to Lt. Waverly Wray, the XO for Company D of the 505 th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Through the next few pages of the prologue Ambrose illustrates heroism within Lieutenant Wray demonstrating a certain strength that would carry the U. S. and her allies through the War. In terrain unfamiliar to American soldiers Lt. Wray moves through thi...
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18 Th Century Louis Xvi
1,579 wordsIn 1783 a French foreign office report stated that if France continued down its long line of defeat after defeat, it would soon become "a power of secondary rank limited to Continental Europe." Indeed, France in the years before the revolution could be considered a failure in war and all things having to do with the military. In 1763 The Seven Years' War ended, depriving France of much of its colonial holdings in Canada and India. On the continent, the war saw an inferior Prussian army of 22, 00...
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Golan Heights Gained Control
2,126 words... along two axes in the Suez sector, while another force of his division continued on another route to Ras-Star on the Gulf of Suez, south of the Canal. From there, the force continued south along the Gulf of Suez and reached Abu- Zenima, where it met up with the paratroopers coming from E-Tur. General Sharon's division continued its advance south-west to the heart of Sinai and conquered Naked. In a more southern sector, Colonel Albert's independent tank brigade fought and defeated the Egyptia...
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Machine Gun Fire Put Into Place
2,356 wordsD-Day, June 6, 1944 was the focal point of the greatest and most planned out invasion of all time. The Allied invasion of France was long awaited and tactfully thought out. For months the Allied forces of millions of soldiers trained in Britain waiting for the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces, General Eisenhower to set a date. June 5, 1944 was to be the day with the H-hour at 06: 30. The vast power of an Allied Army 2. 5 million strong lay coiled in England, ready to spring a...
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Ancient Greeks Ancient Greece
1,869 wordsFor a long time peace was understood in negative fashion, simply as the absence of war. -Yvon Garden Kendrick Pritchett in the introduction to the book? The Greek State at War? points out that in order to write history of Greek Warfare one? ? would require a knowledge of many aspects of Greek life. The would-be investigator would have to be familiar with terrain in the case of any given battle, have an acquaintance with the archaeological artifacts of various types, close familiarity with the wr...
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Art Of War Civil War
2,805 wordsHOW ARE BATTLES WON? The logical attempt to define strategy in War comes to us from many resources. There are many defining examples of teachings of the art of war. In this compilation I have chosen to take a look at the American war in the 1860 s from a European perspective of the very early days of war. Machiavelli: The Roman armies were a carefully selected militia whose soldiers came from rural areas. The Roman armies were of moderate size, and foot soldiers were their backbone; the value of...
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