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Battle of Algiers and Black Hawk Down

such as bombings of civilians or the "hit-and-run assassination of French policemen," the film is showing actual "recreations of w...

Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones and the Conflict in Bougainville PNG

white they thought they were looking at ghosts or maybe some people who had just fallen into bad luck. Dogs sat on their tails an...

Wassily Kandinsky

very tumultuous period in European history, especially where Russia and Germany (his primary locations) were concerned. He was ali...

Rebellion and its Repercussions: the Wars of the Roses

However, Professor Hicks notes there were some distinguishing factors that made these conflicts unique. First, citizens became in...

The Battle of Baghdad - Engineering Operations

the war. To these ends, the battle pitted the United States Army, Marine Corp., and Air Force, as well as the British Royal Air Fo...

World History Changed by 3 Important Battles

documents of this particular battle in a less biased view than what he grew up with (LeBlanc, 2002). His book, The Tsars Last Arma...

North and South Perspectives on the Battle of Shiloh

or depicted in the movies or reenactments. The history books generally favor the victor in the battle, not the conquered and defea...

Edwin B. Coddington's The Battle of Gettysburg

author provides straightforward detail on all the movements attacks and the aftermath" and as such is considered one of the best b...

Biography of Sen. John F. Kerry

for President, 2004). Kerrys upbringing as a member of a vocal family and his time at Yale served him when he returned from Viet...

The Western Front and the Battles of the Somme and Verdun

2004). The decision was made in February to launch an offensive by both British and French armies in Picardy along the Somme River...

The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong

radicalism and there is no way of rationally communicating our way out of entanglements with those having this mindset. H...

An English Law Case Study on Forms and Agreement

put into place by Eastern Exporters can be enforced if their terms and conditions are deemed to be applicable to the contract....

Second World War Tragic Battle of Kasserine Pass

several attacks that effectively took down three planes and it is thought that two others were destroyed as well (1998). The ene...

Analyzing The Stand by Stephen King

Despite the obvious panic, a visibly ailing President of the United States attempts to reassure a shaken nation by vehemently deny...

31 B.C.'s Battle of Actium

with the respected General Marcus Aemilu Lepidus (Chesser, 2003; Meadows, 1999). When Lepidus was forced to retire by Octavianus a...

California's Legalization of Ferrets as Pets

during the Medieval era in Europe, ferrets would be introduced into the Palaces and homes of the royals to control vermin. They wo...

1777's Battle of Brandywine

colonists believed that they were English, and that as such they believed that they should have rights granted to the English, "so...

History of Texas and the 'Runaway Scrape' Battle

their homes and their towns to somewhere out of Texas that would be safe (Bredeson, 1996, See also Texans Return to 1836, 2001)....

American Revolution and How the Colonists Achieved Victory

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...

Poachers vs. the Conservation Police

Louisiana alligators, the population had been depleted nearly 90 percent because of an extremely lucrative skin trade (Speart, 199...

Battle of Waterloo and the Reasons the Duke of Wellington Emerged Victorious

outnumbered "Frances 72,000 men (Bonaparte) and its detached right-wing corps of 33,000 (Marshal Grouchy), so the French emperor s...

'The Battle of Maldon' and the Characteristics of Old and Modern English

lost" (The Battle of Maldon: Introduction). In this battle, which involved the Vikings and the leader Anlaf tried to land ashore...

Jonathan Swift and Modernity

by pairing books against each other, thus pitting classical works against modern counterparts. For instance, Swift includes such ...

Media and Film Documentaries in China

which provided free education, pensions, and social services to the people and peasants. Instead, the self-sacrificing citizen of ...

Richard and Richmond's Speeches in Richard the Third by William Shakespeare

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...

Military Strategy and Napoleon's Rise to Power

and spoke French poorly even as an adult, always with a thick Italian accent (Black 10). Napoleon attended military school where...

Microsoft's Operating Systems Dominance and the Emergence of Linux

According to one author, the clash between Microsoft and Linux is mainly a clash of ideals -- while Linux supporters claim that mo...

Medieval Epic Beowulf and its 3 Battles

is in danger, and perhaps also eager to gain some fame through the process. His character is somewhat innocent, but yet no less wi...

Sex and William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

is referring to the banter that Beatrice and Benedick engage in every time they meet. This type of banter is prevalent throughout ...

World War I A Chronological History

Berlin sought to exploit the opportunity to rise to world-power status after the assassination (1996). Also, Austria was forced i...