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Second Punic War Punic Wars
2,642 wordsExpansion overseas gave Rome the opportunity to strengthen its empire by war; But, as a drawback it resulted in the breakdown of the Republic, as well as its Empire. Expansion Overseas made Rome a mighty empire for a short period of time, until both the Empire and the republic became unstable and eventually broke down. Hooker, author of Roman History in 1996 states: Roman history begins in a small village in central Italy; this unassuming village would grow into a small metropolis, conquer and c...
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Post Cold War Second World War
2,205 words... latin was to launch the infamous Kamikaze anti shipping campaign. Though Japanese Army Air Force pilots occasionally flew on such one-way suicide missions, the overwhelming majority of Kamikazes were Japanese naval attackers. The threat of the Kamikaze was the greatest aerial anti shipping threat faced by Allied warfare forces in the war. Approximately 2, 800 Kamikaze attackers sunk 34 Navy ships, damaged 368 others, killed 4, 900 sailors, and wounded over 4, 800. The Kamikaze anticipated th...
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Wealth Of Nations Eighteenth Century
702 wordsThe British were the first European country to understand the importance of the maritime trade and naval power. After the loss in the Hundred Years War the foreign policy of Britain switched from Europe-oriented to the colonies-oriented. To accumulate the enormous amount of resources the British needed to rely on their trade network. Thus they made diplomatic and trade agreements with whomever possible. Having in face of Ottoman empire the trade partner and the potential ally the English had the...
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Ottoman Empire Black Sea
701 wordsThe British, far from being enemies of the Ottomans, as the Khilafat Movement propaganda suggested, had remained their steadfast allies over many centuries. Their enduring alliance with the Ottomans was motivated, as far as the British were concerned, by a threat to British imperial interests that came from expansionist ambitions of Czarist Russia. The Ottomans were equally worried about the Russian threat, the more so with their increasing weakness. They needed a strong and dependable ally whic...
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Pearl Harbor Attack Attack On Pearl Harbor
2,008 wordsThe Bombing of Pearl Harbor: Its Impact and Repercussions Abstract: A devastating incident occurred on Pearl Harbor raises historical question to citizens of US as well as the entire world. The tangled web of events leading up to the damage of the United States Pacific navy at its anchorage on December 7, 1941, is among the most fascinating sequences of historical drama ever enacted. All the great powers of the world at war but one that last one on the brink of war, in possession of the secret c...
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Princeton Princeton University Art Of War
2,691 wordsStrategic works of Clausewitz and Jomini shaped the development of maritime strategy. Clausewitz and Jomini developed general strategic principles that were later applied by naval strategists developing modern maritime tactics. Before considering modern maritime strategy, the paper must set the stage for the intellectual, technological, and social developments. Outline Introduction Discussion Jomini's ideas and background Clausewitz ideas and background Jomini's and Clausewitz's Influence on Mah...
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Aircraft Carriers Pearl Harbor
3,616 words? The key to national greatness is a strong industrial economy coupled with a powerful navy. ? Introduction It was 8 AM at in the Pacific on December 7, 1941, and a harbor filled with a few warships was being bombed. It wasn? t uncommon for a harbor bombing during the times of World War II. What was uncommon was the fact that the harbor belonged to the United States, a country that wasn? t involved in the war yet, and the country bombing it was Japan, a country that had come out of isolation jus...
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