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Letters of the Civil War

This research report looks at the American Civil War and how knowledge is acquired through letters written during the time period....

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

In five pages this paper examines how war's realities and intrusions have cemented contemporary society's philosophical foundation...

Warfare of Early America and Technology

suited to fast action and hand-to-hand combat. The jineta saddle has short stirrups that cause the rider to bend his knees, allow...

Just War Concept of Thomas Aquinas and the Vietnam War

the United States holding the political bag. Ho Chi Minh determined that this was the perfect time to try and reunite North and So...

The Impacts of World War I and World War II on American Society

I resulted from a variety of causes. The most prominent of these was the rise of nationalism. People of common geographic origin...

Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front and Generations

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...

Analyzing the Iraq War through Works by Plato and Aristophanes

noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...

Events of the Korean War

that the country had been annexed by the two major powers, protesting, sometimes violently, about political decisions being made w...

First Century of American Foreign Policy

tyranny, with scarcely anyone considering independence (Burns, 1969). It escalated into the birth of a nation, but the primary thr...

Student Supplied Readings on Being Human

the singing of cell phones. Nature has somehow gotten away from those who live in this brick and mortar and cyber society. Many ...

America's Longest War Critiqued

and instead of taking the lead, Presidents were being relegated to the role of follower. Policymakers envisioned themselves as th...

Contemporary Warfare and Changes in Ideology

The development in terms of warfare has changed the nature of warfare since World War II. One can see this in the types of wars th...

Foreign Diplomacy and the Role of Congress

order to obtain the power to act unilaterally in Southeast Asia, Congress felt compelled to assume the full power granted that bod...

Modern Technology and the U.S. Civil War

new technology. With these elements in mind, the following paper examines railroads, weaponry, and ironclads as it relates to the ...

Woodrow Wilson, George W. Bush, and War Leadership, Perceptions, Judgments

considerably. Two world leaders, in particular, stand out when we are considering these events from a U.S. perspective. These two...

The Bombing Campaign in World War II

success in World War II. While both had their strengths, both also had their weaknesses. It was the combined effort that finally...

Armor Development

broke down and even when they were working, "were not capable of performing on a real battlefield" (Tank history, 2004). French ...

Second World War Crimes and Japan

things. Resulting in 200,000 deaths, "The Nanjing Massacre is one of the best documented of Japanese atrocities because independen...

Vietnam War and the Agency Concept

can imagine that carrying letters around are testaments to the fact that he has a life at home. Vietnam provides a backdrop of cha...

U.S. Cities Growth

moved to the cities (War and prosperity, p. 231). "By 1950, 64 percent of the countrys total population lived in urban areas..." (...

Vietnam War and the Themes of Change and Endurance

Kevin Sims "Four Hours in My Lai." A Rumor of War In Caputos work he states, in the beginning, "In a general sense, it is simply...

Buddhism and the Impact of War

a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...

A Vietnam War Overview

supported by Russia (1991). The political climate became quite complex and the U.S. wanted to help Europe. It was a time of bomb s...

A Civil War History of Devil's Den Action

Online 2002, PG). Of the nine principles of war that were used in this particular battle, the one most used was that of objective...

A Civil War Personal Account

of Benjamin Franklin Ferris, 2002). In August of 1861 Ferris signed up to join Captain H. Cook who was recruiting soldiers to go ...

Impact of the Dred Scott Decision of 1857

contention was that the black slave lived in a state of oblivion to his position of being owned as property and was almost complet...

Radar's Role in World War II

the war" (Heywood, 1998; history.html). This lab was only one division of National Defense Research Committee (NDRC), for "in Jun...

Artillery Warfare Innovation

component of warfare since its very first introduction in the 1300s (Norris, 2001). During the first years of this countrys histo...

How the First World War Set the Global Stage for the Second World War

A treaty with Austria was signed on Sept. 10, 1919, at St-Germain. Treaties were signed with Bulgaria at Neuilly Nov. 27, 1919, an...

Consideration of Moral Conflict

family is suddenly circumscribed and rests solely with the surviving brother. This changes the balance of the moral equation. Wh...