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Ancient Greeks Persian Wars
1,229 words
In the 7 th Century BC a new era of warfare
strategy evolved. Before this new strategy, foot
soldiers known as hoplite's engaged in battle in
the form of one mob for each army which on the
command of their generals runs at each other and
proceeds to hack blindly at the enemy with little
to no direction other then to kill the enemy in
front of them. This proved to be very messy and
the tide of battle depended mostly on emotion and
size of an army. In the name of strategy and
organization, the pha...
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Pope Urban Ii Fourth Crusade
1,968 words
In the year of our lord 1095, Pope Urban II
started what we know as the Holy Wars or the
Crusades. Over the period from 1095 - 1464, a
series of military expeditions were fought to take
back the Holy Land, Jerusalem, from the Seldjuk
Turks. There were eight crusades which were
spurred for many different reasons by many
different people that left a lasting effect to the
world. These years of bloodshed were led by men of
power to bring money, greed, and fame to
themselves at the expense of others....
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York Harry N Abrams Ancient Egypt
1,934 words
... on in Abu Simbel. These men were linked to
Rameses by blood or through marriage and lived in
princely fashion enjoying all the comforts of
royalty. Picking this way strengthened and served
the new dynasty well but did after awhile cause
problems within. Rameses right to rule was
granted, in the ancient Egyptians minds, by the
gods. The gods Maat, who personified or
represented truth, justice and cosmic harmony
along with He, who signified divine creative
force, were the main gods who showed ...
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World War Ii The Battle For Europe
1,370 words
The Great depression was one of the many reasons
for World War II ( WWII). The Great Depression was
in an economic slump in North America, Europe and
other industrial parts of the world. (web) The
Great Depression happened in October, 1929 when
the New York Stock Market suddenly collapsed. (web
-german. htm # great-dep). Although the US economy
had gone through a depression six months earlier
it was nothing compared to this. This was the
longest and most severe slump ever to hit the
industrializ...
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War Effort Civil War
1,928 words
The political, economic, and military strength of
the Union was much greater than that of the
Confederacy. However, the war did last four years.
The Confederacy proved itself resilient on many
occasions. Throughout the war the tide constantly
shifted, and with that, so did the political,
economic, and military strength of either side.
Although each side had its share of military
successes, in the end, the superior Northern
economy, centralized government and overwhelming
manpower would eventuall...
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Half Hour Mountain Range
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... e was taken to the Hold. He even talked to the
Banished One. But the disgusting evil twisted
thing tortured him! Tortured him beyond
recognition. For years all he felt was pain. Pain,
like nothing he had ever felt before. Sometimes
when he was allowed to stay in his cell without
pain it hurt even more. He hated not being in pain
more than he did being in pain. He hated it more
because he could think. He could think about his
life before he was captured, that gave him a pain
in his heart. He ...
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Three Or Four Civil War
1,524 words
... loans fried. No wonder, then, that at sick
call, shortly after reveille, many men who claimed
to be sick were marched by the first sergeant to
the regimental hospital, usually a wall tent.
There the assistant surgeon examined them, then
assigned some to cots in the hospital tent,
instructed others to be sick in quarters, and
restored a few to light duty or to full duty. The
less sick and slightly wounded would be expected
to nurse, clean, and feed the patients and to see
to the disposal of b...
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Austro Hungarian Empire War On Serbia
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A cool, sunny summer morning some 87 years ago,
two bullets were fired in a Sarajevo street that
would soon set in motion a series of events that
would throw the world into a struggle against
itself. Gavril o Princip was the young man who
fired those two fateful shots that hit Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife Sophie. The
royal couple was returning from City Hall and was
in route back to the Capitol. Princip, fueled with
hatred at the Austr...
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Win The War Allied Troops
739 words
The Battle of the bulge took place on December
sixteenth 1944. The Germans mobilized the last
chance they had to win the war. The Germans wanted
to cut the American forces in to two parts this
way the could easily be destroyed. Hitler felt
this was his last to win Because his forces were
being pushed back and soon they would run out of
the resources the would need to win the war.
Hitler was mobilizing a task force of 500, 000
Germans solders. The allies were slowly pushing
throng the Ardennes Fo...
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Byzantine Empire Medieval Warfare
2,503 words
Throughout time Cavalry Medieval Calvary
Throughout time horses have played an important
role in society. Since their first introduction,
they have continued to prove that they are a
valuable asset. The horse fulfilled this role
durning the middle ages to almost a key, in both
personal and state affairs. It was in state
affairs during the middle ages that the Cavalry
rose to become an important part of the battle
strategies of medieval commanders. The unit of
choice went from Northern Europe's i...
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Fourth Crusade Speech
1,508 words
The military expeditions planned and fought by
western European Christians that began around 1095
are known today as the Crusades. The soul purpose
of these expeditions was to overtake and gain
control of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, from the
Muslims. ? Deus vult! (God wills it! )? was the
battle cry of the thousands of Christians who
participated in the event of the Crusades. It was
Christian belief that fate was to gain control of
the Holy Land for the glory of God. The origin of
the Crusades was...
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World War Ii U S Government
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In the early morning hours of September 1, 1939,
the German armies marched into Poland. On
September 3 the British and French surprised
Hitler by declaring war on Germany, but they had
no plans for rendering active assistance to the
Poles. The Battle of Britain In the summer of
1940, Hitler dominated Europe from the North Cape
to the Pyrenees. His one remaining active enemy?
Britain, under a new prime minister, Winston
Churchill? vowed to continue fighting. Whether it
could was questionable. The...
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Napoleon Army
2,907 words
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte was born on
August 15, 1769. He was born on the small Italian
Island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. He was
born at a very hectic time. Corsica was trying to
gain independence when French troops invaded. He
was born during a war, and he will die because of
one. When he turned ten his parents sent him to a
military school, just outside of Paris. He devoted
himself to learning and gaining experience to
military tactics. All of this work eventually paid
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American Civil War First World War
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To what extent was the American Civil War, the
first modern war? The Great War witnessed a
significant departure from the Napoleonic tactics
and technology familiar to contemporary European
military thinkers. Although the defining factor
remains ambiguous, there is a tacit acceptance
that the First World War epitomizes the modern
war. It was a conflict of mass armies waged with
highly efficient weaponry, which, coupled with the
absolute pursuit of victory, eroded the
pseudo-chivalric concepts wh...
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U S Soldiers Reign Of Terror
1,887 words
The Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of
Normandy were two vital battles in World War II.
Stalingrad was the site of a critical WWII Soviet
victory that terminated Germany? s advance to the
east. Peaceful Normandy took it? s place in
history as the starting point in the triumphant
march across Europe. Both these intense events
were extremely significant in the outcome of the
second world war. After the Germans failed to win
the war totally in 1941, they decided to start a
fresh effort, and hop...
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Conflicts Are Resolved Risk And Diplomacy Game
545 words
On the Games of War war (w? r) n. 1. a major armed
conflict between nations or between organized
parties within a state. 2. the science, art, or
profession of military operations. game (gam) n.
1. an amusement or pastime 2. a competitive
activity involving skill, chance and / or
endurance on the part of two or more persons...
usually for their own enjoyment. For many
centuries people have used games to entertain
themselves. Over the years many popular formats
have evolved. One of the most popula...
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Roman Emperor Holy Land
1,297 words
Overview and Analysis of the Crusades The Crusades
were military expeditions planned and carried out
by western European Christians. The crusades
started around 1095. The purpose of these crusades
was to overtake and gain control of the Holy Land
from the Muslims. The Holy Land was Jerusalem and
the Christians believed that gaining control of it
was their fate. The pope would gather the people
together and incite them. The origin of the
crusades was a result of the expanding Turks in
the middle ...
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Romulus And Remus God Of War
2,263 words
Roman empire The Romans were a people of genius
whose empire dominated the western world for 500
years. (Pg. 7, Ancient Rome) What made the Romans
so powerful was their way of government. It was
very similar to the one that we have today, except
emperors don t rule us. The pax romana, or the
Roman Peace, gave millions of people in Italy and
surrounding areas peace. Rome fell when it was
invaded by overwhelming tribes and groups of
barbarians. Rome was first founded on the
legendary date of 735 B...
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Nelson Mandela Early Sixties
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Use Your Head Not Your Heart Imagine people who
have done nothing wrong, get killed just because
of their race. This is what happened in South
Africa, between black South Africans and white
South Africans and is delineated in the film,
Sarafina. In this movie, a school in a
black-dominated town called Soweto, tried to
revolt against the stronger armies of the whites
in the town, because of the racism or as they call
it in South Africa, apartheid. In the middle of
this whole situation was the pri...
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Jackson Stonewall Jackson
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Many traits are associated with Thomas Jonathan
Jackson and his leadership in the confederacy. He
is known for stark determination, military genius
beyond all others, and the ability to turn any
army into a fighting machine. Jackson became
legendary when a South Carolina general, seeking
to rally his own men at Bull Run, pointed to
Jackson and shouted, ? Look, there is Jackson and
his men standing like a stone wall against the
enemy. ? Thus he forever became? Stonewall?
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