The War Of The World War

The first world war was one of the most brutal and remorseless events in history; ‘the global conflict that defined a century’. Over nine million soldiers and a large amount of innocent civilians lost their lives. Empires crumbled, revolution engulfed Russia and America rose to become a dominant world power. Huge armies deployed new weapons of devastating effect from rifles and pistols to torpedoes and flame throwers. These weapons were used not only in the trenches but by tanks too. This was an advantage to those who were able to access such machinery as they could easily launch bullets and missiles at nearby enemy bases. The downfall of the tank was the fact it was unable to cross the trenches. Tanks were not the only pieces of equipment that could access this machinery but U boats and planes too. The British carried ‘bolt action rifles’ in which fired 15 rounds per minute at a minimum range of 1,400 metres away. This allowed the British to take out foes at a far greater range. By using machinery in which rules out the need for getting up close to the enemy was a great advantage during world war one. Soldiers ran from trench to trench attacking with all that they had. This resulted in a massacre as the soldiers running toward the trenches were shot down. Machinery such as machine guns and heavy artillery were the weapons used in the trenches. In modern day society, machine guns are the main weapons used by soldiers. This wasn’t the case around the 1914s. They took four

Critics Nibir Ghosh, Leon Seltzer, and Sanford Pinsker argue that human behavior is corrupted and confused by fighting in wars, and that the oppressive military system is what defiles the morality of the soldiers. The three critics similarly reflect on how Heller’s satirical writing style adds to the confusion and how the rigid military structure pushes men to insanity. Ghosh and Seltzer both analyze how each man’s struggle to remain sane and alive opposes the military bureaucracy’s ideas and systems of power. Pinsker’s ideas differ slightly, because he instead analyzes how the public views the corruption and absurdity of the military after Catch 22 was written.

World War II is one of the most prolific events in American history. While soldiers were away on foreign soil, thousands of Americans at home were doing their part as well. For example many citizens worked in factories across the nation producing the supplies the military needed to accomplish their goal. When people think of the places that most frequently furnished these products the common perception is that most products were manufactured in the northern industrial states, although this is not always the case. Throughout the war Louisiana played a critical role in adequately preparing for the war. Andrew Higgins has become famous for his role in inventing the Higgins’s Craft, which played a critical role in the beach landings in

It is generally considered that the Pacific War began on 7/8 December 1941, when Japan invaded Thailand and attacked the British Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong as well as America’s state of Hawaii, where they bombed the military bases there. Australia entered World War II shortly after the invasion of Poland, declaring war on Germany on 3rd September 1939. By the end of the war, almost a million Australians had served in the armed forces, who fought primarily in the European theatre, North African campaign, and the South Pacific theatre. The Second World War saw the involvement of Australian troops more than ever and the closest to home. In addition, for the first time in history, attacks were aimed at mainland Australia. According to esteemed British author and military historian Antony Beevor, “The Second World War was such a huge combination of different conflicts that it’s almost impossible to point to a single battle as a turning point” During the war some turning points for the Allies were; The Fall of Singapore, The Bombing of Darwin, The Battle of the Coral Sea, The Battle of Midway and The Kokoda Campaign. The United States Forces also played a big role in the war in The Pacific Theatre and the turning points for The Australian Forces.

Soon the Confederate States of America became a rebellion called the Confederacy that included 13 southern states. President Lincoln would not stand for this as his special message to congress on July 4, 1861 stated, “It was with the deepest regret that the Executive found the duty of employing the war-power, in defense of the government, forced upon him.” (Harris 2007) South Carolina firing on Fort Sumter was the opening salvo of the Civil War. Both the North and South believed in their causes, and both sides thought the war would be over after a few months. Both sides were wrong. Bloody battles such as, Antietam, Bull Run, and Shiloh made it clear that this war would drag on for a long time. The Union of the north was particularly frustrated by their inabi

In 1914, a war began that would turn into one of the deadliest combats in all of human history. A war that was fought between two alliances named the Triple Entente, consisting of Russia, France and Great Britain, and the Triple Alliance, which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. One of the reasons the war was so deadly was because many of the commanders and generals did not develop the tactics at the rate at which the weapons had progressed. Artillery and Machine Guns would decimate anyone who came over the edge of a trench, leading to millions of deaths. The old style of face-to-face trading fire combat had become obsolete due to the invention of the automatic and semi-automatic weapon. A single gun could now kill or injure

World War II was a period in history which contained a motley of quarrels and conflicts. General Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower played a significant role in the theatre of World War II. In the conflict, General Eisenhower served not only as a 5 star general in the the United States Army, but also served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. As a _____ leader, General Eisenhower coined the historical term “military-industrial complex”, and also led several pivotal conflicts(??) throughout the course of the war, some of which include the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch (1942-1943) and the invasion of France and Germany from the Western Front in Operation Overlord (AKA D-Day).

The year was 1898, and America had just finished fighting Spain in Cuba and the Philippines. Spain had been in control of the islands, but when they islands wanted their independence America volunteered to help. America promoted the islands fighting back, and were encouraging the revolution against Spain. Little did these nations know that once Spain had lost, America got signed over everything in the Treaty of Paris, and they did not plan to let these premiere locations go without another fight. We wanted the Philippines for three main reasons: missionaries wanted to spread Christianity and the word of God, we couldn 't leave them to govern themselves because they were unfit, as well as business leaders wanted a way to easily become immersed in the vast markets of China. So in February of 1899, America found themselves in another bloody war, known only as the Philippine-American War.

A week or so ago I read a writing prompt which suggested writing a biography of a character whose life starts relatively normally but which gets more unlikely as their life progresses. I couldn 't find the original prompt and so I am posting it here

Joseph Heller’s post-World War II novel, Catch 22, has long been hailed as the most quintessentially American work of satire belonging to the last two centuries. This bitter comedy is both a product of the author’s prowess as a social critic and the social, cultural, and political climate in which it was written. As such, it focuses heavily on the distinctly American brand of patriotism popularized by the propaganda and war-rallying efforts spearheaded by the Allied governments during the second world war. In constructing one of the most absurdist pieces of literature in circulation to date, Heller sheds a light on the logical fallacies fundamental to the doctrine of patriotism and brings to life a cast of characters who embody each and every

World War II was fought between two powers; the axis and the allied powers. The axis powers consisted of Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria while the allied powers consisted of U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, and Yugoslavia. While the United States Armed Forces were deployed in other parts of the world, the ones back home were facing the struggles of a war they had no choice but to be involved in. This war was a war that lasted for six years and tallied many casualties. The hard fought war was not fought for any reason, though. World War II was a pivotal point in the 1900’s for, not only states’ rights, but also human rights. The aftermath of the war brought justice to those wronged and a bright future to look ahead to.

During the beginning and middle of World War II, there was a lot of political debate regarding the war. Leading political figures such as American President Harry S. Truman and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were some of the most politically and socially persuasive figures during this time of the World War. Both Winston Churchill and Harry S. Truman use persuasive means to encourage the people of the United States to accept their decisions made to help in the war effort, as Churchill desperately desired Allied help on the war front, and he and Truman would have to convince the American public to stand behind such a commitment. To secure the Allied forces overtook by the Axis powers, Churchill and Truman teamed up to present

Joseph Heller was born in New York on May 1, 1923. Heller flew 60 combat missions as a bombardier in World War II and was presented with a Presidential Unit Citation and an Air Medal for his service in Mediterranean Theatre before being discharged in 1945. After his military discharge, Heller studied at Oxford and Columbia, married Shirley Held, and became an English professor at Pennsylvania State College. During this time Heller began to compose his most well-known novel, Catch-22. After his novel’s success, Heller turned it into a play, composed many more novels, and began to write Hollywood screen plays. (Najarian, Jennifer. "Heller, Joseph." Heller, Joseph. Web. 14 Oct. 2015. .)

“One death is a tragedy, one million is a statistic.”- These words were spoken by Joseph Stalin after the largest and bloodiest battle in human history, Stalingrad. The eastern front of World War II was one the bloodiest single war of all time. Once the Germans invaded the USSR they did not know they had unleashed the Soviet storm. During Russia’s great patriotic war, the battles of the eastern front led to the downfall of the German Reich.

Three percent of the world was killed during the 1940s in the deadliest military conflict in history, World War II, since the first World War was unable to prevent it. Referred to as the war to end all wars by the United States President Woodrow Wilson in one of his speeches in 1914, the first World War (1914-1918) resulted in the deaths of seventeen million people and is considered one of the most deadly conflicts in human history. Among the reasons for the Great War deadliness were the changing military tactics and new technology used such as trench warfare, tanks and the use of the submarine. Beliefs of philosophers like Thomas Malthus, who thought that humans needed war and other epidemics to keep the population in check were impeded