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Confederacy and Union Problems Experienced on the Home Front During the US Civil War

of the problems both Union and Confederate armies faced on the home front. "Confederate soldiers left their wives -- and their mo...

The Open Theater Movement in Argentina

theater (Graham-Jones 7). Theater listings in the daily newspapers typically advertise fifty or sixty plays being staged at any gi...

Gulf War and Military Strategy

the United States, our interests, or our allies" (The Strategy). The National Security Objective - to promote peace and stability...

Military Generals and Leadership Characteristics

the glad tidings That his troops go starving on! (Manchester, 1978, 237-238) President Truman "privately called the General a...

Appraisal of General Douglas MacArthur

like Patton, even when there was nothing left to save but his own life, he still considered all others, as well as the nations int...

Military Diversity

base from which to recruit, even if this push toward modernity sets uneasily with some whose entire lives have been dedicated to t...

Economic Impact of Military Spending

point. When the military is thriving it is some of the best boom times for the United States economy. This has been proven many ...

South Korea and U.S. Troops

to make some concessions in order to promote a peaceful relationship with their neighbors (Steinberg, 2002). Many also argue that...

Assessment of the Military of Japan

Geographically, Japan consists of four large Islands, named Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu plus many smaller islands (Japan...

Terrorism and U.S. Military Retaliation

halt the terrorist behavior of bin Laden. Clearly, President Clinton ordered the bombing as a means by which to send a message to...

The Differences in Military and Civilian Life

the household. Marital status among military personnel finds that singles are far less apt to have financial problems than their ...

Analyzing The Effect the Desert Storm Military Air Campaign Had on Warfare

technology and precision aircraft comes further responsibility in terms of using that information and technology accurately and us...

Combat Restrictions on Women in the Military

1995). These restriction of women from the areas of direct ground combat has left 27% of the positions available in the Army still...

Germany After World War I: Strong Economy and Weak Military - Britain’s Hope

The writer argues that at the end of the First World War, it was Britain’s desire to have Germany rendered weak militarily so that...

Influences on the Military: William Mitchell

The influence of William Mitchell on the creation of the U.S. Air Force is explorted in this 3-page paper. There are 6 sources....

Spartan Military Training In "Gates Of Fire"

thrust him into the depths of rigorous and ever-demanding scenarios that were the foundation of what it required to make him a sol...

Influential Leadership In The Military

been guilty of material breach of its obligations -- which had already been confirmed -- but to disarm the weapons of mass destruc...

Origins, Practices, and Beliefs of Wicca and Military Impact of Wiccan Followers

Wiccans typically meet with a coven that usually has no more than 13 members (US Army Chaplains Handbook: Excerpt on Wicca). It i...

The Military, Respect and Discipline

on earth, and could not function without discipline. This paper considers the necessity for discipline and respect in the military...

Math Through the Ages, A Gentle History

as, in this case, devising symbols for replacing long strings of tallies. In this section of the book, the authors present math ...

Sophocles, Gilman & Browning/Oppressed Women

finer points of interpretation. However, the general consensus, down through the ages, is that Sophocles main theme had to do with...

Military Policy Decisions After Vietnam in Light of Frederick Kagan's Views

the U.S. military after Vietnam. The author notes that there is currently a volunteer force, which is quite different from the dr...

Views of World War I

Quiet was largely to dispel nationalistic fantasies about warfare and depict WWI in realistic fashion as perceived by the common G...

Modernizing Military Logistics: The U.S. Marine Corps

instance, a unit might have a surplus of something that another unit needed, but the second had no way to locate the items (Malykh...

The Military Draft Should Not Be Reinstated

...," 2007). There has been a debate on this issue for some time. President Bush generally opposes the draft concept, but people a...

Africa and Profit From Slave Trade

(Shillington 20). Tunde Obadina, director of Africa Business Information Services, asserts that the "vast majority of slaves tak...

Cinema and Military Technology

In five pages this paper discusses the portrayal of nuclear warfare as it has evolved in films including Braveheart, Godzilla, Dr...

Japanese Military Tactics in the Battle of Okinawa

In five pages this paper discusses how the Japanese employed the infantry during this battle and the influence it had on the U.S. ...

Langemarck and the First Military Example of Chemical Warfare

rest of time. The horrors of gas warfare had never been seen on a battlefield until 1915. The Germans were the first to use gas bu...

Military and Political Reasons for the 1949 Defeat of the Chinese Nationalists by the Chinese Communists

In twelve pages this paper examines the reasons behind the 1949 defeat of Chiang Kai shek's Chinese Nationalists by Mao's Communis...