YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Face of Battle by John Keegan
Essays 271 - 300
or depicted in the movies or reenactments. The history books generally favor the victor in the battle, not the conquered and defea...
therefore, offers interpretation of them through various reflections, narratives, and discourses (John, 2003). The first sign is t...
for President, 2004). Kerrys upbringing as a member of a vocal family and his time at Yale served him when he returned from Viet...
outnumbered "Frances 72,000 men (Bonaparte) and its detached right-wing corps of 33,000 (Marshal Grouchy), so the French emperor s...
of Guilford Courthouse took place on March 15, 1781 and some say that was the beginning of the end of what was known as the revolu...
Louisiana alligators, the population had been depleted nearly 90 percent because of an extremely lucrative skin trade (Speart, 199...
which provided free education, pensions, and social services to the people and peasants. Instead, the self-sacrificing citizen of ...
lost" (The Battle of Maldon: Introduction). In this battle, which involved the Vikings and the leader Anlaf tried to land ashore...
According to one author, the clash between Microsoft and Linux is mainly a clash of ideals -- while Linux supporters claim that mo...
Despite the obvious panic, a visibly ailing President of the United States attempts to reassure a shaken nation by vehemently deny...
and one in blood establishd; One that made means to come by what he hath, And slaughterd those that were the means to help him; Ab...
by pairing books against each other, thus pitting classical works against modern counterparts. For instance, Swift includes such ...
Mohammed introduced Islam in about 632. It was a time when tribes ruled their own group. There were continual battles between trib...
the often did not take part in battles. It was assumed that the homefront was theirs to protect while the men moved forward. As...
God, and the nation represented. Linderman tells the story of this unique group of men in an understandable order from ant...
2004). The decision was made in February to launch an offensive by both British and French armies in Picardy along the Somme River...
John was known as being on of the most prominent of the disciples, and work diligently to spread the word of Jesus and of love (Th...
radicalism and there is no way of rationally communicating our way out of entanglements with those having this mindset. H...
put into place by Eastern Exporters can be enforced if their terms and conditions are deemed to be applicable to the contract....
General Washington recognized the problems that were at hand and initiated a strategy to correct them. That strategy involved the...
In five pages this essay considers two artistic images of Alexander the Great a woodcut print from the 16th century, 'The Three Go...
In five pages this paper examines the sacred ritualistic ceremony of the Sun Dance in an overview that includes the vision of Sitt...
If the Axis powers had used different tactics, they might have won WWII. This paper considers strategies they could have used to s...
This research paper examines the significant role that governments take in battling epidemics, which occur both domestically and i...
Initially, Joplin considered her emotional problems to be of social origin, and her songs initially reflected her belief in the li...
In five pages this paper examines Napoleon's downfall culminated by the disastrous Battle of Waterloo. Five sources are cited in ...
In five pages this paper discusses the life and death of Sitting Bull which include such topics as his Little Big Horn battle invo...
insecurity "swept away all regimes from Vladivostok to the Rhine" (Hobsbawm, 1995, p. 67), which originated in Central Europe. Be...
This is a 5 page paper that considers two different cinematic filmmaking approaches to specific battles, one from a Third World pe...
In eighteen pages this paper examines the possible causes for the War of 1812 including war hawk pressure, 1807's Embargo Act, the...