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The Gettysburg War went down in history as a War fought over slavery, yet Shaara did not want to portray this reasoning, he wisely kept this a broad area. Shaara researched historical events and stories to guide the accurate information written, he maintained as much truth as he could, “Both authors present fascinating scenarios of events we know took place but cannot read much about in actual history” (Skarstedt 452). By providing outstanding respect towards both Union and Confederate the book remains open and unbiased so that a reader is able to portray what they may have been the war’s reasoning. The ultimate respect towards our soldiers was achieved in not determining who could’ve been at fault, or who was the loser, winner, or even an

The battle of Iwo Jima is an iconic event in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese imperial army during World War II. Over twenty thousand Japanese defenders were hiding out in bunkers, caves and tunnels to avoid the massive naval and air bombardment lasting several days covering the entire island. The Japanese were outnumbered five to one but put up no surrender. The United States won the battle five days after it began securing their win with the flag placed atop Mt. Suribachi.

On September 17, 1862, the Union and Confederate armies met near the Maryland village of Sharpsburg in a battle that still remains the single bloodiest day in American history. The battle consisted of many attacks and counterattacks between Union General George B. McClellan and The Army of the Potomac against Confederate Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Confederates managed to fight relentlessly over the course of the struggle. However, after losing over a quarter of his forces, the following day General Lee pulls his army and retreats back to Virginia, ending the Confederate offensive attack. Although the Battle of Antietam was not a complete victory for the Union, it was a major

On August 7, 1941 the American Marines landed on the coast of Guadalcanal, looking for their first victory in the Pacific War. The battle took the Americans six months to win. “The Japanese, was to turn an classic battle of attrition (Guadalcanal).” During most of the battle the Japanese maintained control of the island until while building an airfield suitable for fighter planes. “These systems could target and generally wreck havoc (Battle).” The United States unanimously won the battle due to the number of deaths they caused to the

On the early morning of April 12, 1861 at 4:30 am, Confederates were the first to fire shots at Fort Sumter, which in turn ignited the tragic, bloody, American Civil War. The Civil War caused brothers to fight against brothers, over 600,000 deaths, and ended slavery. The Confederates, however, did not just too randomly decide to bombard Fort Sumter out of the blue. Prior to the attack, there was many years of tension that had led up to that moment. The cause of the Civil War had a lot more to it than just one reason. The confederates wanted to secede because of slavery, economics, conflicting cultures, and extremism.

The plan was developed on February 19, 1945 for the United States Marine Corps invade and take control of the island of Iwo Jima. After arriving, it was clear that the Japanese were already in place waiting for the invaders. On the site nationalww2museum.org it was said to be as much as 74,000 marines and 21000 Japanese fighters fought in battle on the tiny island. Making it a 3 to 1, the United States had the upper advantage as it came to numbers. After the 36th day, it was estimated that 7,000 marines were killed while another 20,000 were wounded. With that many casualties, the United States knew it wasn’t going to be taken away that easy.

The island wasn’t big at all. The island of Iwo Jima was about 4.5 miles long and 2.5 miles wide. But underneath was 13,00 yards of tunnels. People hid in the underground tunnels, about 21,000 Japanese men waited within the tunnels (Peter chen). These underground fortifications also held weapons, supplies and first aid. 750 major defense installations built to shelter guns, blockhouses and a hospital. The battle was going to be difficult.

marines and 18,000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle. After 36 days, nearly 7,000 U.S. marines were killed, then another 20,000 were wounded. The marines captured 216 Japanese soldiers. One of the bloodiest battles in the Marine Corp’s history. The Japanese fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels, and underground installations that were difficult to find and destroy. The U.S. military felt that by capturing Iwo Jima, the U.S. military would have a better chance of attacking major Japanese islands and strong holds such as Okinawa. Having control of the island also meant that the United States would have a strategic position for launching sea and air blockades against Japan’s Navy and Air force, according to the navy department

We had to fight the Japanese to get back the islands they had seized during the early part of the war. Based on the reading in Module 5 pt.2, “FDR approved a limited offensive. They chose to target the island of Guadalcanal, an island in the southern Solomons where Japan was building an airbase. The first United States Marines division had invaded.” According to “For the Common Dense”, “the Navy Marine Corp had landed at Guadalcanal in August 1942 during WWII to open the south pacific offensive and set out for months of bitter land, sea and air fighting that ended in critical Japan defeat (Millett, p.397).” Both opponents had lost warships in the combats around the island. But more ships had joined the U.S. fleet. This caused the Japanese navy to gradually reduce for the remainder of the war.

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was alive in a very tense time for American History. The Southern States were in a full scale rebellion from the Union now calling themselves The Confederate States of America. The previously unified nation was split into two opposing sides going head to head in a battle to the death, with no end in sight. Starting his career in the US military, Jackson continued on to become one of the most famous generals in the American Civil War. Many historians consider him not only a strong leader, but also one of the greatest tactical commanders in American History (Robertson 11). Gaining his nickname “Stonewall” during the First Bull Run for holding a solid line, and continuing to gain many Confederate victories in the course of the war. Jackson was shot during the Battle of Chancellorsville which required his arm to be amputated and he died several days later to complications with pneumonia. After this his very name became a rallying cry and heroic symbol for the very pride and history of the south.

Perhaps during no period in the American Civil War was Union victory more in doubt than the in the winter of 1862. Patriotic fervor had dissipated, volunteers were scarce, and Union statesman were slowly succumbing to notions of a compromise that could end the war, but at the expense of Lincoln’s political objectives. Standing opposite of Grand Gulf on the western bank of the Mississippi River, General Ulysses S. Grant faced a critical decision; withdraw his army to strengthen supply lines to Memphis, or continue to Vicksburg. Grant’s decision to proceed brought with it significant risk, but the alternative would almost certainly have exacerbated the already tenuous political conditions. Grant later defended his decision in saying a “defeat or backward movement” would cede the initiative to the Pemberton’s Army of Mississippi, thus “a forward movement to a decisive victory was necessary” to both operational success and the continuation of Lincoln’s policy. Grant’s combination of political acumen and prudent tactical decision making in Vicksburg was a fine example of operational art by a man who many consider its greatest practitioner. Grant expertly balanced risk and opportunity by conducting a series of operations in time, space, and purpose using ground and naval forces in pursuit of strategic objectives. The intent of this paper is not to narrate the campaign in its entirety, but rather to examine key points in the campaign where Grant best applied operational art. This

On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union. Within six months, ten other states would follow. These eleven states would form the Confederacy. Southern secession was the first step leading to the American Civil War. This war was the bloodiest war in American history, killing roughly 600,000 American soldiers. The Civil War would have never happened if it wasn’t for the secession of the Southern states. Because of Lincoln’s election, States’ rights, economic issues, and slavery, eleven Confederate states seceded from the Union.

forces were an offensive force for a majority of the pacific theater, invading a string of islands in the pacific to get closer to the main island of Japan. On the island of Peleliu the us had multiple divisions from both Marines and Army. Of the forces on the island the units were 1st, 2nd, 5th,7th Marines and the U.S. Armys 81st Infantry division. Sledge (2007) notes, “ During World War II, amphibious planners considered the safe ratio of attackers to defenders in an amphibious assault to be three to one. To the leaders at Peleliu, the total Marine force of 30,000 provided a safe margin over the Japanese.” (p.57) The U.S. forces had an overwhelming amount of soldiers and equipment but where at a disadvantage to the Japanese because they had a well built tunnel system with hardened positions. What the Japanese did not account for how the U.S. forces could constantly reinforce and push all their well trained soldiers to accomplish the

The American Civil war occurred about seventy-eight years after the American Revolution, and has many of the same characteristics of a revolution. In both wars, the American people fought for what they believed in and the way of life that they wished to live. However, the two wars differ from each other, as the soldiers that fought in the Civil War fought a new American Revolution that could have split the new world. The Confederate soldiers in the Civil War fought to keep their way of life without having to follow the laws of a strong developing federal government. Unlike in the American Revolution, where people had already left the rule of their king, moved away, and had fought in order to maintain their freedom from a well established country on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. A war between neighbors stands apart from a war between two opposing countries. The reasons behind fighting the Civil War, the people who fought, and the outcomes the war created make the American Civil War a new Revolutionary War.

Island hopping was the Marine Corps strategy to fight the Japanese during World War 2. It was effective in winning the war. One island, Iwo Jima became one of the most important events that has taken place in American history. One of the most historical battles marines fought during the pacific campaign lead by General Douglas Macarthur.