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Warfare and Aircraft Carriers

noted that "Carriers combine great power with extreme vulnerability," which stated the principal perception at that time.4 While t...

War and the Effects of Tanks and Trench Warfare

more despicable methods of death. As soon as soldiers reached the grounds, they knew their lives were in peril. The glow of arti...

U.S. Civil War and Maneuver Warfare

would support the opposite, namely, a "slow, feeble, disorganized attack" (Hughes, 2002). He also explains this strategy based on ...

Examination of Bioterrorism

have been a number of instances of the IRA targeting British politicians, for example - but because attacks on civilians can be mo...

Warfare and the Connection Between Tactics and Weapons

the "queen of the battle", this was not necessarily the case in all warfare. During the first years of this countrys history, for...

Modern Warfare and WMD Justification

was not going to tolerate anything like this battle again, finding itself compelled to drill this fact home to the Japanese. "If ...

Seapower, Artillery and Their Importance to Warfare in 1492 and 1815

"expansionist policies required France to develop a naval force which could challenge the world -- particularly the fleets...

Evolution of Submarine Warfare Between 1776 and 1918

in the U.S. Revolution, 2004). It was egg shaped and was propelled by two hand-cranked propellers. One propeller was for...

Comparison of Generals George S. Patton and Omar Bradley

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these celebrated 20th century generals with strategy and warfare differences among...

International Law and Biological Warfare

agreed - each believing they would win their cases - but it is rare that both nations will continue to uphold that agreement throu...

The Controversy Over Anthrax

In seven pages the controversies surrounding a Pentagon program to inoculate US service personnel against anthrax as a biological ...

Warfare and the Role of the Howitzer

In five pages the Howitzer's role in contemporary warfare dating back to the Vietnam War is examined in an evolution that includes...

Innovative Thinking of Sir Francis Drake

In nine pages explorer Sir Francis Drake is examined in a consideration of his innovative perspectives, his privateering, and his ...

Warfare Turning Point, The Tet Offensive

the action was the straw that broke the Camels back. In fact, not only was it a turning point for the Vietnam conflict, but if one...

Contemporary Manifestations of Terrorism

indoctrinate, train, and reward the individuals, but they do not seek out depressed or mentally disturbed people to go on their m...

Comparing Poems about War to Beowulf

it is essentially the duty of this narrator. Beowulf is a man who sees his duty as that which involves risking his life. He goes...

Pressfield's Gates of Fire

the often did not take part in battles. It was assumed that the homefront was theirs to protect while the men moved forward. As...

March 9, 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads and its Importance

USS Monitor is heralded as "the most famous of all American warships" largely because of its rotating turret, but in early March o...

Machine Guns and Warfare

employ the use of the new technology in the battle of Petersburg in Virginia(Bellis 2003). Interestingly enough, the inventor of ...

The First Modern War in America was the Civil War

limited (Vasile The Union Soldier, His Life and Times: A Modern Interpretation of a 19th Century Experience). However, technologi...

Public Health and Bioterrorism

In seven pages biological warfare is discussed in terms of availability, how the United States has become vulnerable to such attac...

Warfare Thesis and Galileo

In five pages the 'warfare thesis' of Draper and White is examined within the context of the conflict between religion and science...

Overview of Homeric Warfare

In five pages this paper examines Homer's 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' in its portrayal of Homeric warfare in a consideration of ...

Future Demands on National Security

It also presents a valuable model for the most effective aspects of integration at all levels of a combined operation. Background...

National Security and Use of Technology

In eleven pages this paper discusses the asymmetric approach to warfare in a consideration of national security and the implicatio...

Machine Gun Technology and Warfare

speak in terms of military science. The systematic application of science to the development of weapons and to technology in gener...

World War I - The Trenches

dreadful sound. The ground shook under the shock of the exploding shells."4 The battle of Verdun began with nine long hour...

Alexander the Great's Military Strategies

PG). His father was Philip II, a strong leader in his own right, who had united Macedon, making it the first real nation in the mo...

Biological Warfare and Anthrax

The biological warfare potential of Bacillus anthracis bacteria is examined in eleven pages and includes epidemiology, current res...

September 1942's Operation TORCH

most significant challenges is to determine whether or not the TORCH operation was developed to achieve the central directives of ...