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"MONUMENTS MEN" AND UNDERSTANDING CULTURE

artists from 13 nations to "save as much of the culture of Europe as they could during combat" (Edesel, 2009, 50). Basically, the ...

An Ungrateful Nation - Blacks after the Second World War

"The French had a certain kind of openness and warmth that they exhibited towards minorities that was just unexplainable. You woul...

World War One Weaponry

very interesting is the fact that the tanks in WWI were developed by the British and French in the hundreds, but the Germans remai...

Our Fondness for the Civil War

the Civil War. Those that supported the Civil War justified it on a number of grounds. Many even did so in religious terms, hai...

Islamic and Christian Fundamentalism and Global Holy War

of fundamentalism, and extremist elements exist in both Islam as well as Christianity. Islamic Fundamentalism is defined as "an u...

The War on Drugs

leads "officials to play a never ending game of narcotic whack-a-mole" (Suddath). Close to half of the marijuana that is smuggle...

Covert Operations vs. the Traditional Military

Roosevelt; the Joint Chiefs were afraid that this man would convince FDR to give covert action precedence, which of course would t...

Overview of the Seventeenth Century Iroquois Fur Trade Wars

In six pages this paper examines the fur trade from an historical perspective in this overview of the Iroquois fur trade wars. Fo...

The 'Other' America in Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here

This paper consisting of five pages investigates the environment that two young African American boys experience in their Chicago ...

The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek, The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier by Jakob Walter, and Nationalism

In seven pages this paper traces the emergence of nationalism from the early 19th century until the first World War as portrayed i...

How August Strindberg portrays Naturalism in Three Plays

This paper of 5 pages explores how Strindberg's experimentation is featured in The Father and Miss Julie and Creditors that focuse...

Erich Maria Remarque's 'All Quiet on the Western Front' and the Depiction of War

In five pages this paper examines how the 1929 novel depicts war in terms of plot and characterization. Five sources are cited in ...

Blacks in Uniform in the American Civil War

mistresses to look after them."4 As noted, some blacks did believe this and fought for the South, an unsettling idea at best; but ...

Freeze Frame: Photographer Philip Jones Griffiths' Depiction of the Vietnam War

the war as manufactured by federal government propaganda, and significantly altered public perceptions of the war (Miller 211). A...

Reality: The Things They Carried

attempt to keep some connection to that life, and to the sane reality of such a life, through the things they carry which remind t...

The War Against Troy

Whether or not Helen was the cause of all the uproar is really unknown, but what seems certain, according to archaeologist Manfred...

Torture and the War on Terror

Americans were using torture in hopes of extracting information from suspects about putative terrorist attacks. Suddenly the price...

A Review of Freedom Road

A 5 page overview of the book Howard Fast. The focus is on the reconstruction era. Although the slaves had been freed, black whi...

1637's Pequot and English War and its Influential Factors

In eight pages this 1637 conflict between the Pequot Native Americans and the English are examined in a consideration of the facto...

International Relations Perspectives on Power

In five pages this paper considers political power, its nature, and the post Cold War climate as each pertains to international re...

Overview of the Battle Of The Bulge

In ten pages this important Second World War battle and its implications for both sides are examined. Ten sources are cited in th...

Instability and the Cold War

In eight pages this paper examines the Cold War period and how it represented a time of global instability. Five sources are cite...

'Letters in Words' in the First World War Paintings of Ernest, Magritte, and Malevich

might just try it." Since artists react from each others works, one may "try" something and another may also "try" - in our case t...

The Peloponnesian War - A Conflict of Ideologies

This 5 page paper argues that Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War states that the reason for the conflict was the politic...

The Persian Gulf War and U.S. Involvement

This 7 page paper outlines the factors behind the Persian Gulf War and the U.S. military strategy during the conflict. The writer ...

Fast Food Wars Between Burger Giants McDonald's and Burger King

In two pages this paper examines the competition of these fast food giants. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography....

Cola 'Wars' Between Pepsi and Coke

In two pages this paper examines Coca Cola's 1985 'new formula' and 'the Pepsi challenge' in a consideration of the 'cola wars,' p...

1900 to 1980 Russia, Yugoslavia and the Impact of War

In eighteen pages this paper examines the changes initiated by war in these regions during this time period from political and soc...

The Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg

The battle at hand is what is the focus of attention of this five page report that makes use of five references. The Battle of Get...

War Journalism and the Effects of Global Communication and New Technology

This paper examines how journalistic coverage of war has been affected by global communication and new technology in 15 pages. Fi...