War Essay

The four stages of the Thirty Years' War, which was fought mostly in the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany), involved nearly all of the major powers of Europe, and was a war that used religion as a cover-up for politics. The war caused the demise of the Holy Roman Empire, and the rise of France as the new power in Europe. During the war new technologies also were used. The Thirty Year's War was ended by the peace of Westphalia in 1648.

He started lathering my beard, but was constantly questioning me about what I’m going to do in the day, and what we soldiers do to the rebels if any were caught. I told him that all rebels deserve to be punished. We both glanced at the clock and noticed that it was two twenty in the afternoon. He realized that the soap on my face was getting dry, which caused him to cover my beard once again. With the chilling thought in my head that this might be my last day to live, I remembered my objective of which was to find out if will kill me or not. Due to this, I must act as if I’m blind to the fact that a potential killer is behind me, and who has the perfect opportunity to slice my neck. I could not see it but I could feel that most of my beard was gone, and only the area under my chin was left. He soon began to grab the appropriate sized shaver to reach the sensitive area which was my neck. Few minutes later, the beard was completely gone and I sat up, looked at the mirror, and rubbed my hands over my new and fresh skin. I went to the hanger for my coat, pistol, and cap, then paid the barber the cost of the

World War II World War II was a pivotal event of the 20th century and a defining

“A Splendid Little War” was an alternative title to the Spanish American War named by Ambassador John Hay to his good friend Theodore Roosevelt. This war was one of the shortest wars of all time, lasting only about four months. Surprisingly, the main cause of death in this war wasn’t by being shot, but by dying of diseases such as Yellow Fever, Malaria and other diseases. Only 9,413 Spaniards were killed by wounds and combat and 53,540 were killed by many diseases. In this “Splendid Little War” America was able to free Spain's overseas empire which included Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The United States was also hungry for foreign good that weren’t available to them in the homeland. After an easy victory over Spain, American was able to control islands in the seas such as Cuba, The Philippines and Guam. After this war, Spain was no longer a world power and the United States was on its way to the top.

Bao Ninh’s The Sorrow of War is a novel that is a personal view of the Vietnam War from the perspective of a Vietnamese soldier. Like the American novel “The things they carried”, this novel brings about the effects of war on people, and especially how it defeats the human capacity for things such as love and hope. Bao Ninh offers this realistic picture of the Vietnam War’s impact on the individual Vietnamese soldier through use of a series of reminiscences or flashbacks, jumping backwards and forwards in time between the events most salient in memory, events which take on a different theme each time they are examined. His main protagonist Kien, who is basically Bao himself, looks back not just at his ten years at

The operations of the Potomac and Rappahannock started with eight on board the Blossom. One person who was named Bagley was reported being engaged in traffic between the states of Virginia and Maryland upward to a full year. There were 30 sacks of wheat on the vessel. On the 11th instant, Acting Master Josselyn chased and ran on shore a small sloop which was attempting to cross to Virginia from Breton’s Bay. The crew managed to escape while also destroying or carrying with them everything except some salt and 2 hogsheads of sugar. The prisoners, vessel, and prize goods are secure and were handed over to the provost-marshal which was according to

But not in my life. “You have to kill me please” He pled “I can’t do that to you, you have to stay here with me”! I replied selfishly “This isn’t about you kid it’s about life and death and I’m the only one see you kill that bloody Jap back there” “What are you going to do tell the general”?! “No just all the men” “GO RIGHT AHEAD THEY’LL PRAZE ME SEE ME ARE A KING FOR DOING THAT”

Limited war was not so successful. Eventually, Lincoln realized that limited war should be replaced by total war. When total war began Lincoln order that the southern ports be blockaded and he insisted that 75,000 voluntary serve for the ninety days. Ulysses S grant implemented the policy of total warfare because, “he was determined to control the Mississippi valley”(86). Grant was very eager to be involved in the war and the actions he took proved to be very victories. He was able to capture nearly fifteen hundred prison in Tennessee valley. He also secured “Nashville and Memphis suppliers at Shiloh, and Vicksburg . Grant, following what Lincoln had stated about total war, allowed his men to forage food and take whatever plantation they could.

1. How does public opinion affect foreign policy? Is public opinion permissive or constraining? Does the U.S. public support the use of force? Under what conditions?

General Mahoney, a man of size and stature, ate his lunch at the same restaurant, at the same time everyday so he made it pretty easy for me. I worked with some unfavourable larcenists who may be considered bad guys but I say that in war there are no good or bad guys, it’s all a matter of perspective. The unexpected civilian bombing wasn’t so unexpected to me, in fact it was totally expected for I was the person who coordinated it. My plan was to just kill one at a time but what I was unaware of was that General Mahoney had invited both the major and Lieutenant general. Three birds and one stone…just too easy.

significant battles included: Battle of Crecy led by Edward III, Battle of Poitiers led by Edward the "Black Prince", Battle of Agincourt led by King Henry V. In the Siege of Orleans or Battle of Orelans, Joan of Arc took leadership of the French army, Battle of Castillon led by English John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, French leader Jean Bureau[ http://historylists.org/events/list-of-5-most-significant-battles-of-the-hundred-years

It can be hard to fully comprehend the effects the Vietnam War had on not just the veterans, but the nation as a whole. The violent battles and acts of war became all too common during the long years of the conflict. The war warped the soldiers and civilians characters and desensitized their mentalities to the cruelty seen on the battlefield. Bao Ninh and Tim O’Brien, both veterans of the war, narrate their experiences of the war and use the loss of love as a metaphor for the detrimental effects of the years of fighting.

The Experience Of War Many authors have written about war themes, some extracts of the stories and poems that I have read and researched are The Upturned Face by Steven Crane .It is about a fictional war being fought in an imaginary Europe. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell describes his senses and feeling of getting shot in the neck during battle. Exposure by Wilfred Owen,describes the horrors and reality of being in the trenches of the First World War. And The Making of Me by Robert Westall is about a shell-shocked grandfather who has the responsibility of looking after his grandchild.

The Reason for Going to War Since the beginning of the war on Iraq, over 8243 civilians, 11000 Iraqi soldiers and 642 Coalition soldiers have died. There has not been one day since a US soldier was killed and since the beginning of the occupation, 39750 bombs have been dropped and $117 billion dollars have been spent. And no weapons of mass destruction have been found.

War has been a part of human culture since it's birth. It has led to a great many massacres and has shown us the evil that exists within the souls of humanity. Some have even gone as far as saying that war is human nature. To better understand the reasons behind war and how it affects others, I've examined several different societies and cultures so as to better understand the necessity of war and see the cause of their external war attitude. To do so, different variables from two topics (military institutions and external war attitude) were matched up and crossed so as to look into the answers to these questions. The variables were then calculated and through these graphs, I was able to find different societies in which