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Military Budget and Politics

enough money to keep the military strong. In embarking on this significant issue, it pays to first examine the present budget. Is...

Evaluation of the Military Ideas of Napoleon Bonaparte

was not only seen in his revolutionizing warfare, but also "in the refinement of existing means" (Dean, 2006). In this one sees th...

Italian Campaign of Frederick Barbarossa

with a letter from the pope that was interpreted to him as indicating that the pope considered the empire to be a papal fief. The ...

Case Study Analysis of President Bill Clinton's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Military Policy

In four pages this student presented hypothetical scenario considers gender case law within the context of this controversial poli...

U.S. Civil War Partisan Influence and Guerrilla Warfare

defensive stance. This is hardly a recent invention, but actually manifested itself some half-century before the birth of Jesus C...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Soldiers

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a condition that has always existed but it is only in the last few decades that it has received ...

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...

Brazil's Democracy Obstacles

that Brazil has instituted some democratic reforms (Baiocchi, 2003). Yet, problems from the nations past invade the resolve of the...

Brazilian Democracy

most part, the nation is trying to become a free and equal society, but there are problems. The government is unstable largely bec...

Military Budgeting and Politics

- and deliberately - to fulfill its constitutional mandates to raise and support armies and to provide and maintain a navy." It i...

Global Policing and the American Military

probably not in the best interest of the U.S. For one thing, when military personnel are away, thats less personnel at home, defen...

The 'Panama Affair' and Central America Involvement of the United States' Military

priority in U.S. foreign policy nor one which will occupy our immediate future. To fortify his contention, Lozado notes the speed...

Comparative Analysis of Military Power's Role Throughout History

all-hearing media leech that hovers over some of the most vital - yet dangerous - decision-making processes, broadcasting to the w...

Civil War Weapons and Military Strategy

a long growing season in very fertile soils. The northern winters were long and did not provide for an adequate growing season to...

Gunpowder and its Military Impact

that gunpowder made its way into Europe by means of trade routes with China. In China, rockets, bombs, and grenades were already i...

Ending Iraq Occupation

years ago in the jungles of Southeast Asia. It is not just that American troops die everyday in a foreign and a hostile land or th...

First World War and British Military Leadership

meant the sacrifice of thousands of their own men in failed attacks) (MacKenzie, 1990). This also meant that the leadership had no...

Second World War and Japanese Internment in the US

most of whom were U.S. citizens or legal permanent resident aliens. They were detained for up to 4 years, without due process of l...

Military and the Importance of Uniformity

(bringing many groups together as one). Uniformity in the military is hardly a new concept. In fact, as author John Keegan (1976...

Military Coalition Between New Zealand and the United States

coalitions, even with countries not in full support of its military objectives. Robinson writes that "New Zealand has been an acti...

The Reconstruction Period of American History from 1865 until 1877

the emancipation of slaves (Burkart, n.d.). * Radical Republicans had another idea, those 11 states should be reverted to territor...

An Aerospace Engineering Overview

system to initiate forward movement (Al Stanzione). Franklins innovations evolved into the dirigible, and another Frenchman, Henr...

Moral Questions on Military Strategic Leadership and Society

This does not mean, however, that it still doesnt exist. In manufacturing plants, for example, where there are line workers, one c...

Mississippi Blacks Prior to and Following the Second World War

despite their shared desire to risk their lives to serve Uncle Sam in his time of need, racial barriers did not miraculously come ...

Third World Country Politics and Military Intervention

numerous examples of the transition of military forces around the world to "new military professionalism". China is, perhaps, one...

Policy of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and Gays in the Military

a "dont ask, dont tell" policy. This policy, however, is in reality short sited. The military must open its eyes and look to oth...

Deciding to Take Military Action in Kosovo

House was adopting a deliberately false perception on the likely progress of the conflict in order to further a specific agenda. B...

'Uniforms in the Closet' by Jennifer Egan

This means that they are obliged to live a totally celibate life while serving, or participate in a loose "underground network" of...

Uncle Sam and Juggling Two Wars

a formidable presence in Afghanistan we are beginning to pull troops back from around the world and to more efficiently consolidat...

The Embracing Defeat of John Dower

more familiar, suggesting that the people are not in control and the dictatorships is military style. In other words, force is use...