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Orend points out that the mere threat of war, or mutual dislike and disdain, are not necessarily indicators of war. "The conflict ...
troops in the field; it "provided additional firepower to troops engaged on the ground," it extracted troops from engagements when...
past twenty years, the benefit of which was first truly realized with the likes of teen idol lunch boxes; since the advent of the ...
there are individuals who either remember it or have hand one reason or another to study it. Americans themselves, in fact, held ...
period between September 1, 1939 (the date of Germanys invasion of Poland) and September 2, 1945 (the date of the Japanese surrend...
the first of the two great wars where Europe all but destroyed itself began in 1914. And in some sense one can begin to see the si...
progress of the revolution was not so much the rejection of one set of political and social values and the generation of another, ...
First World War, and similarly beggared the ability of contemporaries to imagine its sweep, duration and consequences."5 For one...
been various "military revolutions"-new ways of thinking about warfare that have caused complete changes in the way combat is cond...
deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...
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...
moved to the cities (War and prosperity, p. 231). "By 1950, 64 percent of the countrys total population lived in urban areas..." (...
rise of nationalism. People of common geographic origin, language, and history began to see themselves as members of large cultur...
alive during the time period are still alive. And, perhaps through further research women can begin to be seen more diversely as i...
They also vote on issues pertinent to liberty. For the colonists both issues loomed large. There is much argument as to what cau...
but a few."2 On the home front, during World War I, it was considered imperative to ensure that a system of "elite decision-making...
to shift his ground until he agreed with the allies (McCollum, 2003). Germany would be made to pay. "Unfortunately, rather than ...
However, there are many tribal and ethnic divisions within these and so, it is difficult for all of them to get together and form ...
had no voice at all. Jefferson Davis accused the North of wanting "an unjust system of legislation to promote the industry of the...
There were also conflicts between the Australian Imperial Force and the militia troops, who had hastily been drafted when it becam...
Democracy, say Communist opposition, is necessary for China to modernize, inasmuch as the fundamental essence of modernization is ...
the war with King Philip are addressed as well as the Native Americans view of the outcome of the war. Both the Prologue and the E...
survival were still slim. Background information on Baumer and his comrades is filled in through flashbacks. In this fashion, th...
war on terrorism, people were at first agreeable and like most other "wars" on anything, the cause lost its fervor after awhile. P...
forces as simply the latest in a string of Western outsiders. Herrington explains that Vietnam was occupied by the West for over a...
are an officer - and this included the top noncoms- you went to sleep with your headset at your head" (Terkel 254). Most people ...
1297 The Spanish Civil War marked a...
1. How did the mass production of the automobile affect...
first stage of escalation sees the parties to the conflict shift from the use of light strategies towards heavy tactics. Light tac...
At the turn of the twentieth century Japan was just beginning to take its place as one of the...