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companies do not exploit customers. In the present global economy some laws may restrict companies, which in turn could lead to decreasing profits. In an attempt to cut costs Ladbrokes moved their online services to Gibraltar, which is a tax haven. The licenses are also different in Gibraltar compared to the England, this is important for companies because they can cut costs, as well as maximize their profits without the interference of the U.K Gambling commission. The recession was a major economic

In “EU will not go soft on Gibraltar issue in Brexit talks, diplomats say” by Daniel Boffey, Anushka Asthana and Jennifer Rankin, Boffey et al. takes an informative approach to develop an expository rhetoric strategy. In the article Boffey et al. sets out to explain the situation that is occurring between the EU and Spain on deals involving the Gibraltar with respect to negotiations between London and Brussels. The article is expresses this by its expository rhetoric that is demonstrated with its

Enclosure B, Annex IV to The Outline Plan, Operation “TORCH” Outline Plan Western Task Force. The WTF will execute tasks that will enable the obtainment of Operation TORCH objective. The most critical task executed will be controlling the Straits of Gibraltar empowering the Allied to control access to the Mediterranean Sea from the West end. The Allied COG critical factors to follow are in Enclosure

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1. Problem Statement - How do Allied forces control sea lines of communications and Land lines of communication in Mediterranean and North Africa for continued access to Persian Gulf oil? Current State: Political – The Vichy French government went into collaboration with the Nazis therefore preventing German forces from having to occupy the French Northwest Africa and securing the Axis flank/rear. Military – All of North Africa and Southern Mediterranean minus Egypt were under Axis control either

After they struck a deal with Britain over salvage rights, Odyssey was successful in salvaging some of the HMS Victory, which sunk in the English Channel in 1744. The ship that the Spanish are upset about, the HMS Sussex, sunk off the coast of Gibraltar in 1694. The Spanish believe the ship rests in their territorial waters even after Britain struck a deal with Odyssey to salvage their ship. Of course diving into ship wrecks is a very dangerous job and requires special equipment to safely gather

American Revolutionary War, the Seven Years’ War ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. In the Seven Years’ War, Great Britain took control of Canada and the land east of the Mississippi Valley from the French and Spain lost Florida, Minorca, and Gibraltar, causing a tremendous amount of resentment towards the crown (see Figure 1). This mutual opposition to Britain fueled an alliance between France and Spain, an alliance that was solidified by the Bourbon Family Compact following the Treaty of

C403 Operation Art and Design Exam Questions MAJ Doug Herrmann Section A: Theater Strategic level, the North African Campaign 1. (15 pts) Review the Operational Approach Student Aid Slide #7 for this question. Operational Design and the Operational Approach is a process of iterative understanding and problem framing that supports commanders and staffs in their application of operational art with tools and a methodology to conceive of and construct viable approaches to operations and campaigns

“Hercules at Gibraltar”, this myth explains on how the Rock of Gibraltar arose. The myth was created by the Phoenicians, and they told that the Rock of Gibraltar is one of the Pillars of Hercules and it was known to the Greeks as the Mons Calpe. Hercules second pillar is Mons Abyla, or Jebel Musa, and it is located on the African side of the strait of Gibraltar and it can be clearly seen from the top of the Rock, or at the southern tip of Gibraltar (Europa point). Based on the history of Gibraltar, these

over the German Afrika Korps. Without this ability, it would hinder all phases of Operation TORCH and the Allies goal of defeating the Axis. The critical requirements needed to support the Allies began with the Allies security of the Straits of Gibraltar. This task was important in order to begin OPERATION TORCH,