Essays 481 - 510
a shrew mouse" (Remarque, 1987, p. 10). He observes that much of the misery in the world is caused by little men (not an original...
noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...
success in World War II. While both had their strengths, both also had their weaknesses. It was the combined effort that finally...
was integral to getting rid of Hitler and rendering what he did something that will likely never happen again. And while there wer...
considerably. Two world leaders, in particular, stand out when we are considering these events from a U.S. perspective. These two...
new technology. With these elements in mind, the following paper examines railroads, weaponry, and ironclads as it relates to the ...
nature of international politics is that they are often relatively impracticable because of the size, scope and number of players ...
Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon - worked to make the institutions of a "free society" available to that half of the nation to which ci...
In sixteen pages the Vietnam War's My Lai massacre is discussed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....
broke down and even when they were working, "were not capable of performing on a real battlefield" (Tank history, 2004). French ...
things. Resulting in 200,000 deaths, "The Nanjing Massacre is one of the best documented of Japanese atrocities because independen...
need at the front lines. The special death squads were responsible for killing about two million people (Weiss, 1996). Because ...
In five pages Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, his activities during the Second World War, escape, capture and subsequent trial a...
Bien Phu ended French control of Indochina. (Anonymous PG). Ironically, French General Henri Navarre had wanted this batt...
The Second World War's Red Tail Angels, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, are examined in an overview of their courage despite ra...
In eight pages this paper examines the perspectives on nuclear war during the Cold War and in the present with 'Chinagate' among t...
In five pages the reactions against war and imperialism that began materializing at the turn of the 20th century are examined in a...
In a paper consisting of ten pages the political and economic implications of America's war on drugs are discussed with the conclu...
the personalities of the leaders involved represent a crucial factor . Stoessinger begins his case studies with World War I. Typic...
In five pages this paper considers the autobiography of a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War and son of a Second World War hero i...
In five pages this paper examines changes in the nature of war since the Second World War in a consideration of the evolution of t...
of art. Europes turbulent, social and political changes offered (and still offer) suitable conditions for artistic temperament to ...
In five pages the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive is the focus of this overview of the memoir by Tobias Wolff. One source is cited in...
This 5 page paper discusses current accounts of the Second World War coming out of Japan, Russia and Poland. The writer argues tha...
In five pages this paper assesses the statement 'Politicians start wars, armies do not. Government end wars, generals do not' in ...
In eleven pages this paper examines congressional records and presidential papers in a consideration of such Cold War inspired leg...
In seven pages the U.S. Civil War's bloodiest conflict and its implications are examined. Nine sources are cited in the bibliogra...
In six pages this paper examines how the Second World War and Vietnam War are portrayed in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Hamburger ...
In four pages this paper discusses how the American government positively portrayed the First World War as addressed in Lights, Ca...
War is not a pretty picture. There is pain, fear, and horror in photographs of war. There is also honor and bravery. War photog...