YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Face of Battle by John Keegan
Essays 211 - 240
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...
or depicted in the movies or reenactments. The history books generally favor the victor in the battle, not the conquered and defea...
for President, 2004). Kerrys upbringing as a member of a vocal family and his time at Yale served him when he returned from Viet...
and smells that delight the senses. Beds of daffodils and tulips combine with the fragrance of roughly 3,000 Japanese cherry trees...
This book review is on Terry Alford's text Prince Among Slaves. which relates the biography of Ibrahima, an African prince who was...
This report discusses the Battle of the Bulge, offering a comprehensive overview. The writer describes the overall strategy that r...
support one another, and as a result, there was great social change. Perhaps the greatest success of the New Left was the Brown v....
had all the emotional attributes of a film where the audience is cheering for victory. Indeed, the operation did much for morale, ...
Hillary Clinton has lobbied tirelessly to provide all Americans with decent and affordable health insurance and was the chief arch...
and isolation of contagious patients would save lives and slow the transmission of illness. Sterilization and disinfection of mi...
Fifteenth Amendment right to vote. Congress therefore authorized extraordinary federal interventions for five years. But the deadl...
Mohammed introduced Islam in about 632. It was a time when tribes ruled their own group. There were continual battles between trib...
This essay presents a movie review of "Music Within," (2007, directed by Steven Sawalich). The film stars Ron Livingston as Richa...
during the Medieval era in Europe, ferrets would be introduced into the Palaces and homes of the royals to control vermin. They wo...
their homes and their towns to somewhere out of Texas that would be safe (Bredeson, 1996, See also Texans Return to 1836, 2001)....
with the respected General Marcus Aemilu Lepidus (Chesser, 2003; Meadows, 1999). When Lepidus was forced to retire by Octavianus a...
and spoke French poorly even as an adult, always with a thick Italian accent (Black 10). Napoleon attended military school where...
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 ...
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...
the war was going to end anytime soon (Brown 112). If captured the U.S. could move its supplies to the combat front by way of Iwo...
hospitals. Under her wings, she took care of the soldiers while at the same time training other women to "nurse" them back to hea...
graphic violence, others praised the realism, while some questioned whether war is really like that at all" (Haflidason, 2000). Th...
plays a role in mandating its recognition as a union, will it automatically segue into an issue of rights that have been heretofor...
signed January 1, 1863. But signing it and issuing it were two different matters, and the Battle of Fredericksburg in December, 18...